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The one-glance read on who they are and how they grow. Each point is verifiable from the receipts above.
Confident AI is the cloud platform for DeepEval, an open-source Python framework for LLM evaluation, targeting AI engineering teams who need systematic testing, tracing, and observability for production LLM applications; the model is freemium, from $0 forever to $9.99 per user per month, with YC W25 backing and a $2.2M seed round closed in March 2025.
Open-source-led PLG with long-form technical content compounding organic search, transitioning toward sales-assisted.
~101,576 estimated monthly visits (-20.3% over the past three months); ranks #1 for "red teaming llm" and #2 for "llm evaluation metrics"; Launch HN in February 2025 hit 117 points and 27 comments.
DeepEval, the free library, is the real acquisition engine, installing itself into developer workflows before surfacing Confident AI's cloud platform as the natural next step.