The deciding difference is operational: LiteLLM can run on infrastructure you control, Google Gemini cannot. If that constraint is real for you, it settles the choice before anything else is considered.
Gemini models with very long context and native multimodality.
Self-hosted proxy that speaks one API to 100+ providers, with keys and budgets.
Give every agent its own virtual key so you can attribute and cap spend per surface.
| Google Gemini | LiteLLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Proprietary | Open source |
| Pricing | freemium | open source |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Languages | TypeScript, Python | Python, TypeScript |
| Install | npm install @google/genai | pip install 'litellm[proxy]' |
| Keys required | GOOGLE_API_KEY | None |
The deciding difference is operational: LiteLLM can run on infrastructure you control, Google Gemini cannot. If that constraint is real for you, it settles the choice before anything else is considered. Google Gemini: Gemini models with very long context and native multimodality. LiteLLM: Self-hosted proxy that speaks one API to 100+ providers, with keys and budgets.
Google Gemini is a hosted service only. LiteLLM can run on your own infrastructure.
Google Gemini is proprietary (freemium). LiteLLM is open source (open source).
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