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LangSmith
Debug, test, and monitor your LLM apps — full trace visibility for every run.
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At a Glance
| Attribute | LangSmith | Arize AI |
|---|---|---|
| License / Pricing | Free-Limited | Free-Limited |
| Type | ai | ai |
| GitHub Stars | — | — |
| Rating | 4.5/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Key Features | 6 listed | 6 listed |
| Integrations | 5 listed | 5 listed |
| Categories | AI Observability | AI Observability |
Key Features
LangSmith
- Full trace visualization for every LLM call and chain step
- Dataset management for evaluation benchmarks
- Automated evaluators with LLM-as-judge
- Prompt versioning and A/B testing
- Production monitoring with latency and error tracking
- Human annotation workflows for labeling
Arize AI
- Real-time feature and prediction drift detection
- LLM tracing and span monitoring via Phoenix
- Automated data quality checks and alerts
- Embedding visualization for NLP and CV models
- A/B model comparison in production
- Integrates with MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI
Real-World Use Cases
LangSmith
Debug a hallucinating RAG pipeline
Add LANGSMITH_API_KEY to your environment
Arize AI
Monitor an LLM app for quality degradation
Instrument your app with the Arize SDK or OpenInference
Integrations
LangSmith
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Arize AI
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🏆 Which should you choose?
Choose LangSmith if…
- → you're already in the AI Observability ecosystem and prefer LangSmith's workflow
Choose Arize AI if…
- → you're already in the AI Observability ecosystem and prefer Arize AI's workflow