AI SDK - OpenAI Compatible Provider
This package provides a foundation for implementing providers that expose an OpenAI-compatible API.
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Setup
npm i ai @ai-sdk/openai-compatible
Skill for Coding Agents
If you use coding agents such as Claude Code or Cursor, we highly recommend adding the AI SDK skill to your repository:
npx skills add vercel/ai
Usage
import { createOpenAICompatible } from '@ai-sdk/openai-compatible';
import { generateText } from 'ai';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: createOpenAICompatible({
baseURL: 'https://api.example.com/v1',
name: 'example',
apiKey: process.env.MY_API_KEY,
}).chatModel('meta-llama/Llama-3-70b-chat-hf'),
prompt: 'Write a vegetarian lasagna recipe for 4 people.',
});
See the OpenAI Compatible Provider documentation for more information.