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title: Langfuse for Startups
description: 50 % off your entire Langfuse bill for early-stage teams
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# Langfuse for Startups

Building with LLMs is chaotic enough. Observability pricing shouldn’t add to the stress.
If your team is just getting started, **enjoy 50 % off your entire Langfuse bill for 12 months**.

> **TL;DR**
> Early-stage startup? Bootstrapped or < $5 m raised? [Fill in the form](https://forms.gle/eJAYjRWeCZU1Mn6j8), get approved, and the discount
> is automatically applied to every invoice for a full year. [Apply here](https://forms.gle/eJAYjRWeCZU1Mn6j8).

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## Why we do this

We were a scrappy two-person team once, too. The early days are about finding
product-market fit, not watching your cloud bill spiral. This program makes
enterprise-grade LLM observability affordable until you’re ready to scale.

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## Eligibility

Your company qualifies if **all** of the following are true:

| Requirement | Details                                                      |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Funding     | Bootstrapped **or** ≤ USD 5 million in total venture funding |
| Age         | Incorporated ≤ 5 years ago                                   |
| Status      | Privately held & independent                                 |
| Usage       | New or existing Langfuse Cloud customer                      |

> **Note**
> If you exceed the funding cap after approval, the discount remains active
> for the full 12-month term—no gotchas.

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## How it works

1. **Apply** via the short form → [Apply now](https://forms.gle/eJAYjRWeCZU1Mn6j8)
2. **Automatic review** (usually < 24 h). We’ll email if we need extra docs.
3. **Activate**—you’ll get a promo code to paste when upgrading your account via Settings → Billing
4. **Build!** The discount shows up on every invoice for 12 months.

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## Special Discount for YC companies

Langfuse is a YC W23 alum. If you’re a current YC company or an alum, head to the Langfuse Y Combinator deal page [on Bookface](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/deals/2124). Further instructions for applying the discount can be found there.

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## Frequently asked

<Details>
<Summary>What happens after 12 months?</Summary>

You roll onto standard pricing.

</Details>

<Details>
<Summary>Does the discount stack with other coupons or credits?</Summary>

No. You'll need to choose one offer.

</Details>

<Details>
<Summary>Can existing paying customers join?</Summary>

Yes, so long as you still meet the funding cap. You can add the coupon code received via email after filling out the form in your billing settings.

</Details>

<Details>
<Summary>We’re open-source / non-profit / research / students — different program?</Summary>

We have dedicated programs for other communities:

- **Non-profits** → [Non-Profit Program](/non-profit)
- **Research & Education** → [Research Program](/research)
- **Open-source projects** → Email **startups@langfuse.com**

</Details>

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## Terms & fine print

- Discount term: 12 consecutive months from coupon activation date
- Applies to Langfuse Cloud only
- One startup coupon per company
- We reserve the right to verify eligibility and revoke discounts for abuse

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**[Apply in two minutes](https://forms.gle/eJAYjRWeCZU1Mn6j8)**

Need help or have questions? Email **startups@langfuse.com**.

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## Agent Instructions

This page is part of the [Langfuse](https://langfuse.com) documentation, published as plain Markdown for AI agents. Every page is available as Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL, or by sending an `Accept: text/markdown` header. This page: `https://langfuse.com/startups.md`.

### Querying these docs

If the answer is not on this page, query the documentation instead of guessing:

- **Semantic search** across all Langfuse docs, returning an answer with the relevant pages and excerpts. Ask a specific, self-contained question:

  ```bash
  curl -sG "https://langfuse.com/api/search-docs" --data-urlencode "query=How do I trace a LangGraph agent?"
  ```

- **Index of every page**: <https://langfuse.com/llms.txt>, with per-section indexes [llms-docs.txt](https://langfuse.com/llms-docs.txt), [llms-integrations.txt](https://langfuse.com/llms-integrations.txt), and [llms-self-hosting.txt](https://langfuse.com/llms-self-hosting.txt).

### Before writing Langfuse code

- **Install the [Langfuse Agent Skill](https://langfuse.com/docs/api-and-data-platform/features/agent-skill).** It encodes Langfuse's own best practices for instrumentation, prompt management, and evaluation, and materially improves results.
- **Read [What does a good trace look like?](https://langfuse.com/docs/observability/best-practices.md)** before instrumenting an application.
- **Verify endpoints, parameters, and response fields** against the [API reference](https://api.reference.langfuse.com) instead of inferring them from code examples.
- **Use the [Langfuse CLI](https://langfuse.com/docs/api-and-data-platform/features/cli)** (`npx langfuse-cli api <resource> <action>`) to read or write traces, prompts, datasets, and scores from the terminal.

Found an error in these docs? Please open an issue at <https://github.com/langfuse/langfuse-docs/issues>.