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Lyzr vs Vellum

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
Lyzr from $100000/yr, Vellum from $30/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Lyzr — 88 vs 76 for Vellum
Best fit
Lyzr: Enterprises with agents already running across several frameworks and clouds · Vellum: Individuals who want one assistant with memory across email, calendar and chat

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

LyzrEnterprise control plane for AI agents: build them, simulate them, then govern and trace them in production.VellumPersonal AI assistant with persistent memory that acts across email, calendar, files and chat apps

Side by side

FactLyzrVellum
CategoryAgent Frameworks & OrchestrationPersonal AI Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$100000/yr$30/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score88 / 10076 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, macOS, iOS, Slack app
CompanyLyzr Inc.—
Launched2023—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Lyzr

Lyzr has moved from per-run billing to an enterprise contract: building agents is free, but running them in production starts at $100K a year, which buys software plus engineers who help get the agents working. The control plane over agents built elsewhere - Copilot, Bedrock, LangGraph - is still the part that sets it apart from another framework. For anyone short of a six-figure agent budget it is a free sandbox, not a production option.

Pros

  • Building and testing agents is free with no time limit
  • Control plane governs agents built on Copilot, Bedrock, LangGraph and other stacks alike
  • Production plan includes forward-deployed engineers, not just software
  • Runs hosted by Lyzr, in your own cloud or on-premises
  • No markup on model tokens: you bring your own provider

Cons

  • Production entry price is $100K a year, out of reach for small teams
  • No self-serve paid tier between the free builder and the enterprise contract
  • Governance tier is priced only through sales
  • Model spend is still a separate bill with your provider

Vellum

An ambitious personal agent that pairs deep memory with real tool access, and the MIT-licensed runtime is a rare escape hatch in this category. The company is visibly mid-pivot - its docs subdomain still describes the earlier enterprise LLM platform - so expect product churn and check that plan credits cover your actual usage.

Pros

  • Persistent memory plus real actions, not just chat
  • Open-source MIT runtime allows self-hosting without platform fees
  • Wide surface: web, macOS, iOS, CLI, Slack, Telegram
  • Transparent hosted pricing with defined compute and credit bundles

Cons

  • Brand confusion: documentation and older coverage describe a different enterprise product
  • Usage credits on top of the subscription make heavy use costlier than the sticker price
  • Company details for the current product are thin on the site

Which one fits

Choose Lyzr if you need

  • Enterprises with agents already running across several frameworks and clouds
  • Regulated teams that need audit logs, policies and spend limits over agent activity
  • Deployments that must keep data inside a company cloud or on-premises

Choose Vellum if you need

  • Individuals who want one assistant with memory across email, calendar and chat
  • Tinkerers willing to self-host an open-source assistant runtime
  • Mac-centric users who want a native app plus mobile and Slack access

Lyzr vs Vellum: the questions people ask

Is Lyzr cheaper than Vellum?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Lyzr starts at $100000/yr, Vellum at $30/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Lyzr or Vellum have a free tier?

Both: Lyzr has a free tier, and Vellum has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Lyzr or Vellum?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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