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- Track spend & set budgets per project [LiteLLM Proxy Server](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/simple_proxy)
## How to use LiteLLM
You can use litellm through either:
1. [LiteLLM Proxy Server](#litellm-proxy-server-llm-gateway) - Server (LLM Gateway) to call 100+ LLMs, load balance, cost tracking across projects
2. [LiteLLM python SDK](#basic-usage) - Python Client to call 100+ LLMs, load balance, cost tracking
### **When to use LiteLLM Proxy Server (LLM Gateway)**
You can use LiteLLM through either the Proxy Server or Python SDK. Both gives you a unified interface to access multiple LLMs (100+ LLMs). Choose the option that best fits your needs:
:::tip
<table style={{width: '100%', tableLayout: 'fixed'}}>
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<th style={{width: '14%'}}></th>
<th style={{width: '43%'}}><strong><a href="#litellm-proxy-server-llm-gateway">LiteLLM Proxy Server</a></strong></th>
<th style={{width: '43%'}}><strong><a href="#basic-usage">LiteLLM Python SDK</a></strong></th>
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</thead>
<tbody>
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<td style={{width: '14%'}}><strong>Use Case</strong></td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>Central service (LLM Gateway) to access multiple LLMs</td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>Use LiteLLM directly in your Python code</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style={{width: '14%'}}><strong>Who Uses It?</strong></td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>Gen AI Enablement / ML Platform Teams</td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>Developers building LLM projects</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style={{width: '14%'}}><strong>Key Features</strong></td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>• Centralized API gateway with authentication & authorization<br />• Multi-tenant cost tracking and spend management per project/user<br />• Per-project customization (logging, guardrails, caching)<br />• Virtual keys for secure access control<br />• Admin dashboard UI for monitoring and management</td>
<td style={{width: '43%'}}>• Direct Python library integration in your codebase<br />• Router with retry/fallback logic across multiple deployments (e.g. Azure/OpenAI) - <a href="https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/routing">Router</a><br />• Application-level load balancing and cost tracking<br />• Exception handling with OpenAI-compatible errors<br />• Observability callbacks (Lunary, MLflow, Langfuse, etc.)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Use LiteLLM Proxy Server if you want a **central service (LLM Gateway) to access multiple LLMs**
Typically used by Gen AI Enablement / ML PLatform Teams
:::
- LiteLLM Proxy gives you a unified interface to access multiple LLMs (100+ LLMs)
- Track LLM Usage and setup guardrails
- Customize Logging, Guardrails, Caching per project
### **When to use LiteLLM Python SDK**
:::tip
Use LiteLLM Python SDK if you want to use LiteLLM in your **python code**
Typically used by developers building llm projects
:::
- LiteLLM SDK gives you a unified interface to access multiple LLMs (100+ LLMs)
- Retry/fallback logic across multiple deployments (e.g. Azure/OpenAI) - [Router](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/routing)
## **LiteLLM Python SDK**