LiteLLM unifies major LLM APIs

LiteLLM turns model portability into infrastructure instead of application logic, making it a practical hedge against vendor lock-in. Its main value appears once teams operate multiple providers in production.

• –OpenAI-compatible endpoints reduce provider-specific SDK and authentication work
• –Self-hosting supports privacy, local Ollama deployments, and internal governance
• –Routing, retries, fallbacks, load balancing, and spend tracking improve production resilience
• –Centralizing provider credentials creates a valuable control plane that must be tightly secured
• –It competes with hosted aggregators like OpenRouter while offering deeper operational control