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llm-d Pricing

open sourceopen source · Apache-2.0last verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Free and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license as a CNCF Sandbox project. llm-d delivers Kubernetes-native distributed LLM inference orchestration, prefill/decode disaggregation, prefix-cache aware routing, and multi-tiered KV-cache offloading on top of vLLM and SGLang with zero software licensing fees.

Self-hosting cost

llm-d is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

Free & cheaper Model Providers

same category, free plan or open-source license

Ciliumopen sourceFree and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license (with dual GPL-2.0/BSD-2-Clause BPF datapath templates) as a CNCF Graduated project. Cilium has no software licensing fees for self-hosted or cloud Kubernetes deployments (including GKE Dataplane V2 and Azure CNI Powered by Cilium); organizations pay only for their compute infrastructure. For mission-critical enterprise environments, Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium (by Cisco) provides quote-based annual subscriptions (per-node/environment) with 24/7 SLA support, hardened LTS builds, Customer Testing Environments (CuTEs), enterprise BGP/EVPN, and advanced multi-cluster security and observability retention.ClaudeFree tier with core Claude access. Paid subscription plans include Claude Pro at $20/month ($17/month billed annually), Claude Max 5x at $100/month for 5x Pro usage limits, Claude Max 20x at $200/month for heavy agentic coding and power workflows, and Claude Team at $30/user/month ($25/user/month billed annually, 5-seat minimum). Enterprise tier provides custom scalable pricing, SAML SSO, and SCIM provisioning.CerebrasCerebras delivers high-throughput inference powered by its Wafer-Scale Engine (CS-3). It offers a free tier with $5 trial credits, a Developer pay-as-you-go tier with 10x rate limits and per-token pricing starting at $0.10/1M tokens, and custom Enterprise agreements with dedicated wafer hardware and guaranteed SLAs.ChatGPTChatGPT plans (vendor_documented, as-of 2026-09-14): Free; Go (~$8/mo US); Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo (5×) and $200/mo (20×—new $200 sign-ups paused as of 2026-09-10); Business Standard $25/user/mo or $20/user/mo annual (Premium seats $125/$100 annual); Enterprise custom. Product URL: chatgpt.com. Former “Team” plan is now Business. Confirm geo-localized Go/Plus/Pro card amounts on https://chatgpt.com/pricing/.
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FAQ

How much does llm-d cost?

Free and 100% open source under the Apache-2.0 license as a CNCF Sandbox project. llm-d delivers Kubernetes-native distributed LLM inference orchestration, prefill/decode disaggregation, prefix-cache aware routing, and multi-tiered KV-cache offloading on top of vLLM and SGLang with zero software licensing fees.

Does llm-d have a free plan?

Yes — llm-d is open source and free to use.

Can you self-host llm-d for free?

llm-d is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage.

What are free or cheaper llm-d alternatives?

Cilium, Claude, Cerebras are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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