Why Enterprises Choose Portkey
For Scale & Performance
▪️ Processing billions of requests▪️ Need Five 9s reliability▪️ Routing to private LLMs▪️ Building for multiple partner teams and departments
For Security & Compliance
▪️ SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, HIPAA▪️ VPC/Airgapped deployment▪️ PII anonymization▪️ Granular RBAC with FinOps
Pricing Structure
Your Portkey pricing is a combination of four core elements:1. Deployment Pattern
Choose SaaS, Hybrid, or Airgapped based on your data and infrastructure requirements.
2. Gateway Deployments
Specify the number of production gateway deployments for Hybrid or Airgapped.
3. Gateway Request Volume
Number of requests sent through the Gateway, for SaaS or Hybrid.
4. Support Level
Select Standard (business hours) or Premium (24/7/365) support.
1. Deployment Pattern
Your deployment model is the biggest factor in determining your base price and cost structure. We offer three patterns to fit any enterprise architecture.- Portkey-Managed SaaS
- Hybrid Deployment
- Airgapped Deployment
Portkey-Managed Enterprise SaaS
A fully-managed solution on Portkey’s secure cloud infrastructure with enterprise-grade features and dedicated resources.Ideal for: Organizations seeking enterprise capabilities without the operational overhead of self-hosting.Key Features:- Isolated cluster exclusively for your organization’s data
- Dedicated infrastructure for optimal performance
- Complete suite of enterprise features (RBAC, SSO, audit logs)
- Guaranteed SLAs with priority support
- SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant
Benefits:
- Faster implementation timeline (1-2 weeks)
- No infrastructure management required
- Automatic updates and scaling
- Reduced operational costs
- Predictable pricing model
2. Production Gateway Deployments
Only relevant for Hybrid and Air-gapped deployments.
| Scenario | Licences required |
|---|---|
| Single cloud / single region | 1 |
| Multi‑cloud (AWS + Azure) | 2 |
| Separate BU with own budgets | 1 per BU |
| Disaster‑recovery region hot‑standby | 1 (counts as production) |
What Qualifies as a Separate Production Deployment?
What Qualifies as a Separate Production Deployment?
• Multi-cloud deployments (AWS + Azure + GCP)
• Geographic distribution (US + EU + APAC)
• Isolated business unit deployments
• Dedicated customer environments
• Geographic distribution (US + EU + APAC)
• Isolated business unit deployments
• Dedicated customer environments
Development & Staging Environments
Development & Staging Environments
• Unlimited dev/staging gateways on each license
• No additional charges for non-production use
• Full feature parity with production
• No additional charges for non-production use
• Full feature parity with production
3. Gateway Request Volume
This lever applies to SaaS and Hybrid deployments only. Airgapped deployments have unlimited, unmetered usage.
Included Monthly Usage
All SaaS and Hybrid contracts include a generous baseline of monthly requests, custom-tailored to your organization’s needs and projected volume.
Predictable Overage Pricing
If you exceed your included tier, additional requests are billed at a transparent, pre-negotiated rate. No hidden fees or surprise spikes.
Scales With Your Adoption
Pricing grows with your actual AI usage. As your LLM adoption increases, enjoy volume discounts and pay only for what you use.
Unlimited for Airgapped
On fully airgapped deployments, Portkey does not meter or charge for requests—run as many as you need with zero usage-based costs.
4. Support Level
Standard Support
- Coverage: Business hours (9-5 local)
- SLA: < 24 hour response
- Pricing: Included
Enterprise Support
- Coverage: 24/7/365
- SLA: Custom
- Pricing: Custom
Next Steps
Internal Alignment
Use this guide to align with your:
- Security team (deployment model)
- Finance team (budget approval)
- Engineering team (technical requirements)
Requirements Gathering
Prepare these details:
- Chosen deployment pattern
- Expected monthly request volume
- Number of production gateway deployments
- Compliance requirements
- Support expectations
Schedule Pricing Discussion
Book a 30-minute call to discuss custom pricing for your organization
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions
How does usage-based pricing work?
How does usage-based pricing work?
For SaaS and Hybrid deployments, we charge based on API requests through the gateway:
- Measured monthly
- Tiered pricing with volume discounts
- Predictable with usage alerts and caps available
- Air-gapped deployments have NO usage-based fees
Can we start small and scale?
Can we start small and scale?
Absolutely. Many enterprises start with:
- Single gateway deployment
- Standard support
- SaaS model for POC Then migrate to Hybrid/Air-gapped with multiple gateways as they scale.
What's included in the platform fee?
What's included in the platform fee?
- Core Portkey application
- Regular updates and patches
- Basic monitoring and analytics
- Standard integrations
- Documentation and knowledge base
How do we handle budget planning?
How do we handle budget planning?
We offer:
- Annual pricing locks
- Quarterly true-ups for usage
- Predictable pricing models
- Budget alerts and controls
This pricing guide is for internal use and planning purposes. Final pricing will be formalized in a commercial proposal from Portkey.


