Company
Date Published
Author
Max Deichmann
Word count
905
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Langfuse's August 2023 update introduced several enhancements aimed at improving data ingestion, integrations, and user interface, with particular focus on expanding Langchain integration for JavaScript and TypeScript users, mirroring the existing Python integration. The update includes the ability to add detailed trace context, such as user IDs and metadata, as well as tracking releases and versions to understand the impact of changes in LLM applications. Users can now benefit from improved filtering options on the Traces table and a new USD cost calculation feature for tokens, which helps to identify the cost per execution based on model usage. The update also introduces a token usage chart for better analytics visualization and a GET API for usage tracking by user, model, and date, facilitating integration with billing and internal analytics systems. Additionally, Langfuse made self-hosting simpler by offering Docker images for the Langfuse server, and announced ongoing improvements and upcoming features planned for September.