* fix(batches): skip unnecessary batch input file reads Skip expensive pre-read of batch input files when no batch limits apply and model allowlist checks are not required, and decode model-embedded file IDs before file-content fetches to prevent upstream 404s. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com> * fix(batch-rate-limiter): prevent user metadata flag from bypassing model allowlist The skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting flag in litellm_metadata is user-controllable for batch requests (request-body metadata lands in litellm_metadata via LITELLM_METADATA_ROUTES). Honoring it unconditionally also skipped _enforce_batch_file_model_access, letting a restricted key submit a JSONL referencing models outside its allowlist. Only honor the metadata-based skip when the key has no model allowlist to enforce. Co-authored-by: Yassin Kortam <yassin@berri.ai> * fix(batch_rate_limiter): enforce model access check before honoring skip paths Admin-configured skips (disable_batch_input_file_rate_limiting, skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting_for_models/_for_providers) and the no-applicable-rate-limits short-circuit previously bypassed _enforce_batch_file_model_access. A key with a restricted model allowlist could therefore submit a batch JSONL referencing models outside its allowlist whenever any of these skip paths fired, and the provider-skip path was attacker-controllable via the request body's custom_llm_provider field. Hoist the model-access guard to the top so restricted keys always have their JSONL validated regardless of which skip would otherwise apply. Co-authored-by: Yassin Kortam <yassin@berri.ai> * fix(batch_rate_limiter): wildcard model bypass + fail-open embedded model creds - _key_requires_batch_model_access_check: check '*' / all-proxy-models before access_group_ids so wildcard keys skip the JSONL download. - _resolve_batch_input_file_fetch_params: wrap embedded-model get_credentials_for_model in try/except HTTPException, mirroring the request-model fallback path, and always decode the file id. Co-authored-by: Yassin Kortam <yassin@berri.ai> * perf(batch_rate_limiter): reuse rate-limit descriptors across skip check and counter increment * test(batch_rate_limiter): cover skip-path and file-fetch helpers Add unit tests for the batch rate limiter's new skip/routing helpers so the diff's patch coverage no longer depends on the CircleCI batches job, whose coverage upload is blocked when an unrelated Bedrock integration test aborts the run. Covers _get_batch_routing_model, _matches_skip_list, _key_requires_batch_model_access_check, _has_applicable_batch_rate_limits, _should_skip_batch_input_file_processing, _resolve_batch_input_file_fetch_params, the descriptor-reuse path of _check_and_increment_batch_counters, and the non-bytes file content guard in count_input_file_usage. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): resolve provider skip from trusted deployment creds Resolve the batch provider from router deployment credentials instead of the user-supplied custom_llm_provider request field, so an unrestricted key cannot spoof a skip-listed provider to bypass batch rate limiting. Strengthen the provider-skip test to assert the file download and descriptor work were short-circuited, and add a test that a spoofed provider still falls through to rate-limit evaluation. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): guard model-embedded credential lookup on llm_router presence * test(batch_rate_limiter): drive real no-skip fetch path and pin wildcard+access-group predicate The spoofed-provider test configured empty descriptors, so the no-limits shortcut skipped the file fetch and the assertion only proved the provider allow-list did not short-circuit before descriptor evaluation. Give the key an applicable rate limit so the only thing that can prevent the fetch is the provider skip, then assert afile_content is awaited and the counters are incremented; the spoofed custom_llm_provider must not skip processing. Also cover the wildcard / all-proxy-models plus access_group_ids combination in the model-access predicate so the wildcard-wins behavior is locked down. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): drop client-controlled skip flag to close quota bypass The litellm_metadata.skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting flag was read straight from the request body, so any caller whose key had unrestricted model access could send it and skip the input-file download, token count, and RPM/TPM reservation, bypassing their batch rate limits. Skip decisions now derive only from server-controlled general_settings. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): match per-model skip on file-bound model only The per-model skip resolved its model from _get_batch_routing_model, which prefers the client-supplied top-level model field. That field only selects routing credentials; the models a batch actually runs are the body.model entries in the input JSONL. An unrestricted key could therefore name a skip-listed deployment at the top level while routing a different, same-provider model through the file, skipping the download, token count and rate-limit reservation to bypass batch RPM/TPM limits. Match the per-model skip against the file-bound model only (model-embedded file id or unified managed file target), which is fixed when the file is created and reflects the model the batch runs. The provider skip keeps using the routing model since an admin opting out of a whole provider already accepts any of that provider's models. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): drop forgeable per-model skip to close quota bypass The per-model skip matched skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting_for_models against the model bound to the input file id. That model comes from decode_model_from_file_id / the unified file id, both unsigned base64 the caller fully controls, so a caller could re-encode an accessible provider file id with a skip-listed model while the JSONL still routes rate-limited body.model entries and bypass the batch RPM/TPM counters. The models a batch actually runs are its JSONL body.model entries, which cannot be known without reading the file, so no caller-influenced model identifier can safely gate a skip. Remove the per-model skip entirely. The provider skip stays because the provider is resolved from trusted deployment credentials and the batch is constrained to run on that provider; the global disable and no-applicable-limits skips stay because they do not depend on caller input. * fix(batch_rate_limiter): warn when no-op per-model skip key is configured * test(batch_rate_limiter): patch llm_router so model-embedded credential-error test hits fallback * fix(batch_rate_limiter): resolve provider skip from file-bound model create_batch routes a model-embedded or unified file id on the model bound to that file and ignores the top-level model, so deriving the provider skip from the top-level model first let a caller point model at a skip-listed provider while the file routed a rate-limited one, skipping counter enforcement. Resolve the routing model from the file binding first, matching the batch endpoint. --------- Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com> Co-authored-by: Yassin Kortam <yassin@berri.ai> Co-authored-by: mateo-berri <277851410+mateo-berri@users.noreply.github.com> |
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🚅 LiteLLM
LiteLLM AI Gateway
Open Source AI Gateway for 100+ LLMs. Self-hosted. Enterprise-ready. Call any LLM in OpenAI format.
LiteLLM Proxy Server (AI Gateway) | Hosted Proxy | Enterprise Tier | Website
What is LiteLLM
LiteLLM is an open source AI Gateway that gives you a single, unified interface to call 100+ LLM providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Azure, and more — using the OpenAI format.
Use it as a Python SDK for direct library integration, or deploy the AI Gateway (Proxy Server) as a centralized service for your team or organization.
Jump to LiteLLM Proxy (LLM Gateway) Docs
Jump to Supported LLM Providers
Why LiteLLM
Managing LLM calls across providers gets complicated fast — different SDKs, auth patterns, request formats, and error types for every model. LiteLLM removes that friction:
- Unified API — one interface for 100+ LLMs, no provider-specific SDK juggling
- Drop-in OpenAI compatibility — swap providers without rewriting your code
- Production-ready gateway — virtual keys, spend tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and an admin dashboard out of the box
- 8ms P95 latency at 1k RPS (benchmarks)
OSS Adopters
Netflix |
Features
LLMs - Call 100+ LLMs (Python SDK + AI Gateway)
All Supported Endpoints - /chat/completions, /responses, /embeddings, /images, /audio, /batches, /rerank, /a2a, /messages and more.
Python SDK
uv add litellm
from litellm import completion
import os
os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "your-openai-key"
os.environ["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"] = "your-anthropic-key"
# OpenAI
response = completion(model="openai/gpt-4o", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}])
# Anthropic
response = completion(model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}])
AI Gateway (Proxy Server)
Getting Started - E2E Tutorial - Setup virtual keys, make your first request
uv tool install 'litellm[proxy]'
litellm --model gpt-4o
import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(api_key="anything", base_url="http://0.0.0.0:4000")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
Agents - Invoke A2A Agents (Python SDK + AI Gateway)
Supported Providers - LangGraph, Vertex AI Agent Engine, Azure AI Foundry, Bedrock AgentCore, Pydantic AI
Python SDK - A2A Protocol
from litellm.a2a_protocol import A2AClient
from a2a.types import SendMessageRequest, MessageSendParams
from uuid import uuid4
client = A2AClient(base_url="http://localhost:10001")
request = SendMessageRequest(
id=str(uuid4()),
params=MessageSendParams(
message={
"role": "user",
"parts": [{"kind": "text", "text": "Hello!"}],
"messageId": uuid4().hex,
}
)
)
response = await client.send_message(request)
AI Gateway (Proxy Server)
Step 1. Add your Agent to the AI Gateway
Step 2. Call Agent via A2A SDK
from a2a.client import A2ACardResolver, A2AClient
from a2a.types import MessageSendParams, SendMessageRequest
from uuid import uuid4
import httpx
base_url = "http://localhost:4000/a2a/my-agent" # LiteLLM proxy + agent name
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer sk-1234"} # LiteLLM Virtual Key
async with httpx.AsyncClient(headers=headers) as httpx_client:
resolver = A2ACardResolver(httpx_client=httpx_client, base_url=base_url)
agent_card = await resolver.get_agent_card()
client = A2AClient(httpx_client=httpx_client, agent_card=agent_card)
request = SendMessageRequest(
id=str(uuid4()),
params=MessageSendParams(
message={
"role": "user",
"parts": [{"kind": "text", "text": "Hello!"}],
"messageId": uuid4().hex,
}
)
)
response = await client.send_message(request)
MCP Tools - Connect MCP servers to any LLM (Python SDK + AI Gateway)
Python SDK - MCP Bridge
from mcp import ClientSession, StdioServerParameters
from mcp.client.stdio import stdio_client
from litellm import experimental_mcp_client
import litellm
server_params = StdioServerParameters(command="python", args=["mcp_server.py"])
async with stdio_client(server_params) as (read, write):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
# Load MCP tools in OpenAI format
tools = await experimental_mcp_client.load_mcp_tools(session=session, format="openai")
# Use with any LiteLLM model
response = await litellm.acompletion(
model="gpt-4o",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What's 3 + 5?"}],
tools=tools
)
AI Gateway - MCP Gateway
Step 1. Add your MCP Server to the AI Gateway
Step 2. Call MCP tools via /chat/completions
curl -X POST 'http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-4o",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize the latest open PR"}],
"tools": [{
"type": "mcp",
"server_url": "litellm_proxy/mcp/github",
"server_label": "github_mcp",
"require_approval": "never"
}]
}'
Use with Cursor IDE
{
"mcpServers": {
"LiteLLM": {
"url": "http://localhost:4000/mcp/",
"headers": {
"x-litellm-api-key": "Bearer sk-1234"
}
}
}
}
Supported Providers (Website Supported Models | Docs)
Get Started
You can use LiteLLM through either the Proxy Server or Python SDK. Both give you a unified interface to access multiple LLMs (100+ LLMs). Choose the option that best fits your needs:
| LiteLLM AI Gateway | LiteLLM Python SDK | |
|---|---|---|
| Use Case | Central service (LLM Gateway) to access multiple LLMs | Use LiteLLM directly in your Python code |
| Who Uses It? | Gen AI Enablement / ML Platform Teams | Developers building LLM projects |
| Key Features | Centralized API gateway with authentication and authorization, multi-tenant cost tracking and spend management per project/user, per-project customization (logging, guardrails, caching), virtual keys for secure access control, admin dashboard UI for monitoring and management | Direct Python library integration in your codebase, Router with retry/fallback logic across multiple deployments (e.g. Azure/OpenAI) - Router, application-level load balancing and cost tracking, exception handling with OpenAI-compatible errors, observability callbacks (Lunary, MLflow, Langfuse, etc.) |
Stable Release: Use docker images with the -stable tag. These have undergone 12 hour load tests, before being published. More information about the release cycle here
Support for more providers. Missing a provider or LLM Platform, raise a feature request.
Run in Developer Mode
Services
- Setup .env file in root
- Run dependant services
docker-compose up db prometheus
Backend
- (In root) create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv - Activate virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate - Install dependencies
uv sync --all-extras --group proxy-dev uv run prisma generateprisma generate- Start proxy backend
python litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
Frontend
- Navigate to
ui/litellm-dashboard - Install dependencies
npm install - Run
npm run devto start the dashboard
Verify Docker Image Signatures
All LiteLLM Docker images published to GHCR are signed with cosign. Every release is signed with the same key introduced in commit 0112e53.
Verify using the pinned commit hash (recommended):
A commit hash is cryptographically immutable, so this is the strongest way to ensure you are using the original signing key:
cosign verify \
--key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/0112e53046018d726492c814b3644b7d376029d0/cosign.pub \
ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:<release-tag>
Verify using a release tag (convenience):
Tags are protected in this repository and resolve to the same key. This option is easier to read but relies on tag protection rules:
cosign verify \
--key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/<release-tag>/cosign.pub \
ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:<release-tag>
Replace <release-tag> with the version you are deploying (e.g. v1.83.0-stable).
Enterprise
For companies that need better security, user management and professional support
Get an Enterprise License Talk to founders
This covers:
- ✅ Features under the LiteLLM Commercial License:
- ✅ Feature Prioritization
- ✅ Custom Integrations
- ✅ Professional Support - Dedicated discord + slack
- ✅ Custom SLAs
- ✅ Secure access with Single Sign-On
Contributing
We welcome contributions to LiteLLM! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, or improving documentation, we appreciate your help.
Quick Start for Contributors
This requires uv to be installed.
git clone https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm.git
cd litellm
make install-dev # Install development dependencies
make format # Format your code
make lint # Run all linting checks
make test-unit # Run unit tests
make format-check # Check formatting only
For detailed contributing guidelines, see CONTRIBUTING.md.
📖 Contributing to documentation? The LiteLLM docs have moved to a separate repository: BerriAI/litellm-docs. Please open doc PRs there. Docs are served at docs.litellm.ai.
Code Quality / Linting
LiteLLM follows the Google Python Style Guide.
Our automated checks include:
- Black for code formatting
- Ruff for linting and code quality
- MyPy for type checking
- Circular import detection
- Import safety checks
All these checks must pass before your PR can be merged.
Support / talk with founders
- Schedule Demo 👋
- Community Discord 💭
- Community Slack 💭
- Our emails ✉️ ishaan@berri.ai / krrish@berri.ai