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LangChain vs Langfuse: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

LangChainUp to $10,000 in LangSmith credits (Scale) or discounted seats (Build)Verified Nov 3, 2026Langfuse50% off your entire Langfuse Cloud bill for 12 monthsVerified Nov 4, 2026

At a glance

FactLangChainLangfuse
ValueUp to $10,000 in LangSmith credits (Scale) or discounted seats (Build)50% off your entire Langfuse Cloud bill for 12 months
TypeCredits + discountDiscount
Duration1 year1 year
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series APre-seed, Seed, Bootstrapped
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raised$50,000,000$5,000,000
Max company ageNot stated5 years
Ways to get it
  • LangChain premier VC partners — $10K LangSmith credits for 1 year (Scale tier)
  • Y Combinator — $10K LangSmith credits valid for 2 years
  • Apply directly — Discounted seat pricing (Build tier)
  • Apply directly — 50% off for 12 months
  • Y Combinator — YC-specific Langfuse discount (terms on Bookface)
Requirements
  • Scale: Series A or earlier (up to $50M raised) and backed by a premier VC partner
  • Build: first-time customer, under $10M raised, at least $25K seed funding
  • Bootstrapped or no more than USD 5M in total venture funding
  • Incorporated 5 or fewer years ago
  • Privately held and independent
  • Uses Langfuse Cloud (new or existing customer)
Not eligible
  • Existing paying LangSmith customers are not eligible for the Build tier
  • Companies with more than USD 5M in total venture funding at application
  • Companies that are publicly held or not independent
  • Self-hosted Langfuse (the discount covers Langfuse Cloud only)
VerificationVerified· Nov 3, 2026Verified· Nov 4, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Both accept the same range of funding stages. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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