The LLM proxy landscape in 2026: Helicone acquired, LiteLLM compromised, and what's next
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The LLM proxy space has changed fast in 2026. Two significant events happened in Q1 that are worth understanding if you're picking infrastructure for routing LLM traffic. Then I'll give honest takes on the main options. What happened in Q1 2026 Helicone acquired by Mintlify (March 3) Helicone, one of the established LLM observability and proxy tools, was acquired by Mintlify. The Helicone team announced the acquisition and stated the product would enter maintenance mode. No new feature development. Bug fixes only, timeline unclear.