OpenAI Evals vs Promptfoo

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

Short answer

  • Promptfoo is growing faster: +1,112 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +230 for OpenAI Evals.
  • Pick OpenAI Evals for: evals is a framework for evaluating LLMs and LLM systems, and an open-source registry of benchmarks. Pick Promptfoo for: open-source CLI and library for evaluating and red-teaming prompts, agents, RAG systems, and LLM apps.

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Evals is a framework for evaluating LLMs and LLM systems, and an open-source registry of benchmarks.

Promptfooopen-source

Open-source CLI and library for evaluating and red-teaming prompts, agents, RAG systems, and LLM apps

Metrics

OpenAI EvalsPromptfoo
Stars19.5k25.6k
Star velocity /mo230.476190476190481.1k
Commits (90d)0913
Releases (6m)010
Overall score0.32547997031838470.8742860723201702

Pros

  • +提供完整的LLM评估框架,包含丰富的预置基准测试注册表
  • +支持自定义评估开发,可针对特定业务场景和用例进行定制
  • +现在可直接在OpenAI Dashboard中运行,也支持本地部署,使用灵活
  • +Comprehensive testing suite covering both performance evaluation and security red teaming in a single tool
  • +Multi-provider support with easy comparison between OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, Gemini, Llama and dozens of other models
  • +Strong CI/CD integration with automated pull request scanning and code review capabilities for production deployments

Cons

  • -需要OpenAI API密钥和相关费用,运行评估可能产生不小的成本
  • -使用Git-LFS存储评估数据,增加了初始设置的复杂性
  • -主要针对OpenAI模型优化,对其他LLM供应商的支持可能有限
  • -Requires API keys and credits for multiple LLM providers, which can become expensive for extensive testing
  • -Command-line focused interface may have a learning curve for teams preferring GUI-based tools
  • -Limited to evaluation and testing - does not provide actual LLM application development capabilities

Use Cases

  • •测试不同OpenAI模型版本对特定业务工作流程的影响和性能差异
  • •为领域特定的LLM应用构建自定义基准测试和评估指标
  • •使用企业私有数据创建内部评估套件,而不暴露敏感信息
  • •Automated testing and evaluation of prompt performance across different models before production deployment
  • •Security vulnerability scanning and red teaming of LLM applications to identify potential risks and compliance issues
  • •Systematic comparison of model performance and cost-effectiveness to optimize AI application architecture

FAQ

Which is more popular, OpenAI Evals or Promptfoo?
Promptfoo has more GitHub stars (25,640 vs 19,542).
Which is more actively developed, OpenAI Evals or Promptfoo?
Promptfoo had more commits in the last 90 days (913 vs 0).
Should I use OpenAI Evals or Promptfoo?
Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.