Opik

What is Opik?

Opik, built by Comet, records traces of LLM calls and agent runs, lets you build datasets and run experiments and evaluations, manage prompts, score production traffic with online evaluation rules and watch dashboards. It has Python and TypeScript SDKs, OpenTelemetry support and integrations for many agent frameworks. The server, web app and evaluation features are Apache-2.0 and can be self-hosted with Docker Compose (for local use) or a Helm chart on Kubernetes (for production). A managed Opik Cloud exists.

Where it fits in a 10–200 person business

• Trace and debug an internal RAG chatbot or agent, call by call
• Regression-test prompts and models against a dataset before shipping a change
• Monitor production LLM traffic, token usage and feedback scores

These use cases are our editorial suggestions, not claims made by the project.

Can a business use Opik? (license)

This is a plain-English summary of the license text, not legal advice. Third-party models you run with it have their own licenses.

Data & compliance: does Opik phone home?

Checked against the project's own docs and repository on Oct 24, 2026. "Not documented" means we could not find the answer in official sources; it does not mean the feature is missing or that no data is sent. Third-party services you connect (model APIs, vector databases, search engines) have their own data policies. Compare all apps.

What hardware does Opik need?

The project does not publish a minimum CPU/RAM figure, so we leave the official value blank rather than guess.

The self-hosting docs publish no CPU, RAM or disk figures for the Docker Compose or Kubernetes installs. The stack runs several services (MySQL, Redis, ClickHouse, ZooKeeper, MinIO, backend and frontend), so size the server for those.

Source: www.comet.com/docs/opik/self-host/local_deployment

How much does it cost to host Opik per month?

How to deploy Opik

Method: Docker Compose

git clone https://github.com/comet-ml/opik.git
cd opik
./opik.sh
# UI on http://localhost:5173; point the SDK at it with: opik configure --use_local

From the official instructions: www.comet.com/docs/opik/self-host/local_deployment. Always check the source for the current version before you run it.

Known gotchas when self-hosting Opik

• The open-source self-hosted edition has all tracing and evaluation features but no user management. Roles, SSO (SAML/OIDC) and workspace access control are Opik Cloud and Enterprise only, so keep the instance on a private network. source
• The Docker Compose install is meant for getting started and is not production-ready; the docs recommend the Kubernetes Helm chart for production. source
• ./opik.sh --clean (or docker compose down --volumes) removes all Opik data volumes; the data cannot be recovered. Use ./opik.sh --stop to stop without losing data. source
• The bundled docker-compose.yaml turns usage reporting on by default (OPIK_USAGE_REPORT_ENABLED=true) and ships example MinIO credentials; change both for anything beyond a local test. source

Alternatives in LLM gateway & observability

• LiteLLM AI gateway that puts 100+ LLM providers behind one OpenAI-compatible API with keys and budgets.
• Langfuse LLM observability with tracing, prompt management, evaluations and cost tracking.

Sources

• GitHub repository: github.com/comet-ml/opik
• Official documentation: www.comet.com/docs/opik/
• License text: github.com/comet-ml/opik/blob/main/LICENSE
• Hardware requirements, Deploy instructions, Gotcha 2, Gotcha 3: www.comet.com/docs/opik/self-host/local_deployment
• Gotcha 1: www.comet.com/docs/opik/self-host/overview
• Gotcha 4: github.com/comet-ml/opik/blob/main/deployment/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml
• Hetzner Cloud pricing (cost estimate): www.hetzner.com/cloud/regular-performance
• GitHub stars, commits and releases: GitHub REST API, fetched Oct 24, 2026