litellm vs OpenShell

litellm and OpenShell share 12 technologies: axum, tower, sqlx-postgres, sqlx, Postgres, SQLite, Tokio, jsonwebtoken, aws-sdk-sts, jsonschema, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. litellm is written in Python and OpenShell in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

BerriAI

litellm

The fastest, litest AI Gateway. Rust core with Python SDK. Call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and logging [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, VertexAI, vLLM, Nvidia NIM]

Python62.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7e4ad6eWhat is litellm built with?

Only in litellm

In common

NVIDIA

OpenShell

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

Rust21.1kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit d9a9196What is OpenShell built with?

Only in OpenShell

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
litellm4,586,231 lines written5,606 code files
OpenShell796,056 lines written725 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
litellm20.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenHands, Codex, Aider, and Gemini CLI
OpenShell0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
litellmLast push November 5, 202646,240 commits62,741 stars
OpenShellLast push November 5, 20261,961 commits21,127 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
litellm6,918 test files22% of its code files have a test that imports them
OpenShell383 test files39.2% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, litellm or OpenShell?
litellm, with 4,586,231 lines written; OpenShell has 796,056.

The proof: BerriAI/litellm's code at commit 7e4ad6e

Which has more GitHub stars, litellm or OpenShell?
litellm, with 62,741 stars; OpenShell has 21,127.

The proof: BerriAI/litellm on GitHub

Which has more tests, litellm or OpenShell?
litellm, with 6,918 test files; OpenShell has 383.

The proof: BerriAI/litellm's code at commit 7e4ad6e

Which was updated more recently, litellm or OpenShell?
Both got their last push on November 5, 2026.

The proof: NVIDIA/OpenShell's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, litellm or OpenShell?
litellm: an AI signed 20.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenHands, Codex, Aider, and Gemini CLI; in OpenShell, 0.3%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in BerriAI/litellm

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