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W&B Weave

LLM observability and evaluation by Weights & Biases

freemiumopen sourceupdated Aug 16, 2026

W&B Weave is the LLM observability and evaluation toolkit from Weights & Biases. It provides automatic tracing of LLM calls with full input/output logging, cost and latency tracking, evaluation pipelines with custom scorers, and a trace explorer for debugging multi-step agent workflows. Integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, and CrewAI via simple Python/TypeScript decorators.

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W&B Weave extends the Weights & Biases platform into LLM application observability. By adding a simple @weave.op decorator to Python functions, developers get automatic tracing of all LLM calls, tool invocations, and agent steps with full input/output logging, token counts, latency measurements, and cost calculations. The trace explorer visualizes complex multi-step agent workflows as navigable trees, making it straightforward to identify where failures or quality issues occur in production applications.

The evaluation framework lets teams build systematic test suites for LLM applications using custom scorers and curated datasets. Evaluations can compare prompt variants, model versions, and configuration changes side-by-side with metrics tracked over time. Weave supports both automated scoring through LLM judges and human feedback collection, enabling teams to combine programmatic and qualitative evaluation. The playground feature provides a quick interface for testing prompts across different models before deploying changes.

Weave is part of the broader W&B ecosystem that includes experiment tracking, model registry, and data versioning. It provides Python and TypeScript SDKs with integrations for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, LangChain, CrewAI, Amazon Bedrock, and other popular frameworks. The platform offers free, team, and enterprise tiers with self-hosted and cloud deployment options. For teams already using W&B for model training who are now building LLM applications, Weave provides a natural extension of their observability stack.

Pricing

Free tier; Team and Enterprise plans available

Platforms

Python/TypeScript SDK — cloud or self-hosted

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FAQ

What is W&B Weave?

W&B Weave is the LLM observability and evaluation toolkit from Weights & Biases. It provides automatic tracing of LLM calls with full input/output logging, cost and latency tracking, evaluation pipelines with custom scorers, and a trace explorer for debugging multi-step agent workflows. Integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, and CrewAI via simple Python/TypeScript decorators.

Is W&B Weave free?

W&B Weave offers a free tier alongside paid plans. Free tier; Team and Enterprise plans available

Is W&B Weave open source?

Yes — W&B Weave is open source.

What are the best W&B Weave alternatives?

The top editor-verified W&B Weave alternatives are Langfuse, Helicone, Arize Phoenix.

How does W&B Weave score in our review?

Our hands-on review scores W&B Weave 82/100 overall, based on speed, privacy, and developer-experience testing.