litellm vs dbx

litellm and dbx share 15 technologies: axum, rusqlite, Postgres, Redis, SQLite, Tokio, jsonwebtoken, rmcp, zip, schemars, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, and Lucide. litellm is written in Python and dbx 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

t8y2

dbx

25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP Server, CLI, desktop and Docker. | 轻量级跨平台数据库管理工具,支持 MySQL、PostgreSQL、SQLite、Redis、MongoDB、达梦等 100+ 数据库,提供桌面端、Docker、CLI、内置 AI 助手和 MCP。

Rust29.5kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit a6d5a4fWhat is dbx built with?

Only in dbx

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
litellm4,586,231 lines written5,606 code files
dbx2,397,056 lines written3,221 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
dbx0.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
litellmLast push November 5, 202646,240 commits62,741 stars
dbxLast push November 7, 20269,462 commits29,488 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
dbx2,874 test files62.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, litellm or dbx?
litellm, with 4,586,231 lines written; dbx has 2,397,056.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, litellm or dbx?
litellm, with 62,741 stars; dbx has 29,488.

The proof: BerriAI/litellm on GitHub

Which has more tests, litellm or dbx?
litellm, with 6,918 test files; dbx has 2,874.

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

Which was updated more recently, litellm or dbx?
dbx: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and litellm's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: t8y2/dbx's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, litellm or dbx?
litellm: an AI signed 20.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenHands, Codex, Aider, and Gemini CLI; in dbx, 0.9%.

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

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