litellm vs dbt

litellm and dbt share 18 technologies: axum, aws-sdk-s3, rusqlite, Redis, SQLite, Tokio, React, jsonwebtoken, zip, schemars, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, Lucide, react-markdown, remark-gfm, and Zod. litellm is written in Python and dbt 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

dbt-labs

dbt

dbt enables data analysts and engineers to transform their data using the same practices that software engineers use to build applications.

Rust14.1kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit d5578daWhat is dbt built with?

Only in dbt

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
litellm4,586,231 lines written5,606 code files
dbt820,702 lines written1,872 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
dbt8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
litellmLast push November 5, 202646,240 commits62,741 stars
dbtLast push November 9, 202610,467 commits14,135 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
dbt300 test files16.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, litellm or dbt?
litellm, with 4,586,231 lines written; dbt has 820,702.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, litellm or dbt?
litellm, with 62,741 stars; dbt has 14,135.

The proof: BerriAI/litellm on GitHub

Which has more tests, litellm or dbt?
litellm, with 6,918 test files; dbt has 300.

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

Which was updated more recently, litellm or dbt?
dbt: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and litellm's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: dbt-labs/dbt's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, litellm or dbt?
litellm: an AI signed 20.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenHands, Codex, Aider, and Gemini CLI; in dbt, 8%.

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

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