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Datadog LLM Observability
LLM and agent tracing inside the Datadog APM suite, attractive to teams already standardized on Datadog for infrastructure monitoring.
| Category | Observability & Tracing |
| OpenTelemetry-native | Yes — no proprietary-SDK lock-in |
| Open source | No |
| Self-hostable | No |
| Pricing model | paid |
| Pricing notes | Free up to 40k LLM spans/mo; Pro from ~$160/mo incl. 100k LLM spans, billed per span thereafter |
| Framework integrations | openai-sdk, anthropic, langchain, amazon-bedrock, opentelemetry |
| Funding / ownership | Public company (NASDAQ: DDOG) |
Pricing/feature source: https://docs.datadoghq.com/llm_observability/monitoring/cost/
Frequently asked questions
Is Datadog LLM Observability open source?
No — Datadog LLM Observability is a proprietary/commercial product.
Can I self-host Datadog LLM Observability?
No — Datadog LLM Observability is cloud-only; there is no self-hosted deployment.
Is Datadog LLM Observability OpenTelemetry-native?
Yes — Datadog LLM Observability speaks OpenTelemetry (OTLP) natively, so there is no proprietary-SDK lock-in.
How much does Datadog LLM Observability cost?
Paid. Free up to 40k LLM spans/mo; Pro from ~$160/mo incl. 100k LLM spans, billed per span thereafter