ai() API

LLM provider, model, media, routing, and embedding APIs.

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`axllm::ai`

Create a provider client from a provider name and options.

Field	Value
Kind	`function`
Ax concept	`ai`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::ai(provider, options)`
Returns	AI client/service

Important Options

api key
model
api URL
headers
transport

Examples

C++

auto client = axllm::ai("openai", axllm::object({{"apiKey", std::getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")}}));

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`axllm::OpenAICompatibleClient`

OpenAI-compatible chat, stream, embedding, audio, and realtime provider boundary.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`OpenAICompatibleClient`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::OpenAICompatibleClient(options, transport)`
Returns	provider client

Important Options

api key
model
base URL
transport

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`axllm::OpenAIResponsesClient`

OpenAI Responses provider mapping using the same Core-owned request and response contract.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`OpenAIResponsesClient`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::OpenAIResponsesClient(options, transport)`
Returns	provider client

Important Options

api key
model
audio
realtime

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`axllm::GoogleGeminiClient`

Gemini provider mapping for chat, streaming, media, tools, embeddings, and usage normalization.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`GoogleGeminiClient`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::GoogleGeminiClient(options, transport)`
Returns	provider client

Important Options

api key
model
embed model

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`axllm::AnthropicClient`

Anthropic provider mapping for messages, thinking, cache control, streaming, and usage normalization.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AnthropicClient`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::AnthropicClient(options, transport)`
Returns	provider client

Important Options

api key
model
thinking
cache control

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`axllm::AxBalancer`

Retry and route requests across multiple provider services while preserving Ax request shape.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AxBalancer`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::AxBalancer(services, options)`
Returns	AI service

Important Options

services
retry policy
capability requirements

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`axllm::MultiServiceRouter`

Choose a service by capability or model routing policy.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`MultiServiceRouter`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::MultiServiceRouter(services)`
Returns	AI service

Important Options

services
routing

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`axllm::ProviderRouter`

Route provider requests to registered provider clients.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`ProviderRouter`
API section	AxAI
Form	`axllm::ProviderRouter(providers, routing, processing)`
Returns	AI service

Important Options

providers
routing
processing

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