Portkey

AI gateway with built-in observability, fallbacks, and multi-provider routing.

Overview

Portkey provides a managed AI gateway that unifies model access while adding enterprise-grade features like tracing, caching, and templates. For hackathons, its generous free tier and dashboard make it easy to monitor LLM usage and performance without building tooling.

Best for

• Teams wanting observability out of the box
• Prototypes needing reliable fallbacks and caching
• Builders who prefer a dashboard over self-hosted config

Trade-offs

What XeroHack pre-wires

When you pick Portkey in the interview, the engine emits these files into your scaffold:

• Portkey API proxy URL
• Fallback rules config
• Template prompt definitions