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LiteLLM Has a Free API You Should Know About
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LiteLLM Has a Free API You Should Know About

via Dev.to PythonAlex Spinov3h ago

LiteLLM is an open-source library that provides a unified API to call 100+ LLM providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, Replicate, Azure, AWS Bedrock, and more — with a single interface. The Problem LiteLLM Solves A CTO at a SaaS company had their entire backend hardcoded to OpenAI's API. When they needed to add Anthropic as a fallback, it required rewriting 40+ files. With LiteLLM, switching between providers is a one-line change. Key Features: Unified API — Same interface for OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, and 100+ providers Load Balancing — Route requests across multiple providers and API keys Fallbacks — Automatic failover when a provider is down Cost Tracking — Track spend per model, per user, per team Proxy Server — Drop-in OpenAI-compatible proxy for any LLM Quick Start pip install litellm from litellm import completion # OpenAI response = completion ( model = " gpt-4 " , messages = [ " role " : " user " ]) # Anthropic — same interface! response = completion ( model = " claude-3-opus-

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