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Mysty PAI vs LiteLLM
LiteLLM routes and caps your model calls. PAI adds the leash it doesn't have — approvals, autonomy floors, and a signed audit chain.
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Not a versus, really: LiteLLM is the BYOK model gateway inside every PAI device. If you want a raw self-hosted gateway and enjoy assembling the rest yourself, use LiteLLM directly — it's great. PAI is what you put around it when AI starts acting on your behalf.
| Feature | PAI (= LiteLLM + governance plane) | LiteLLM alone |
|---|---|---|
| Model routing, fallbacks, BYOK, cost tracking, budgets | ✅ (LiteLLM inside) | ✅ 100+ providers; per-key, user and team budgets |
| Pies of you with roles, memory, channels | ✅ pre-built team; approvals on Telegram · WhatsApp Coming soon | Not in scope — LiteLLM is a gateway |
| Approvals & autonomy levels per action class | ✅ | Not a documented feature (it offers guardrails and key/route access control) |
| Tamper-evident signed audit chain | ✅ | Audit logs on Enterprise; not documented as signed or hash-chained |
| Per-company memory with DB-enforced isolation | ✅ | Not in scope — multi-tenant spend tracking per team and key, no agent memory |
| Setup | One installer, instance-isolated | Self-host with Docker, Helm or Terraform — you assemble the rest |
Sources. Every LiteLLM fact on this page was checked on 28 Sep 2026 against the official pages below. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
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