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LangSmith vs Weights & Biases

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
LangSmith
Evaluation
Weights & Biases
Evaluation
TaglineLangChain's eval + observability platform.The ML experiment tracker, now with LLM eval features.
CategoryEvaluationEvaluation
PricingFreemium· Free starter; Plus $39/mo per seatFreemium· Free personal; team from $50/mo
Model
Editorial score8.7 / 108.4 / 10
Use cases
LLM tracingevalsLangChain integration
ML experimentsLLM evalWeave
Pros
  • Tight LangChain integration
  • Strong tracing UX
  • Mature dataset/eval flows
  • Industry-standard for ML tracking
  • Weave adds LLM-native eval
  • Mature, reliable
Cons
  • Best value if you're on LangChain
  • UI can feel dense
  • Heavier UX than LLM-native tools
  • LLM features still catching up
Websitewww.langchain.comwandb.ai
Pick LangSmith if
  • Tight LangChain integration
  • Strong tracing UX
  • Mature dataset/eval flows
Pick Weights & Biases if
  • Industry-standard for ML tracking
  • Weave adds LLM-native eval
  • Mature, reliable