AI SDK

What is AI SDK?

The Vercel AI SDK is an open-source toolkit for creating AI applications using JavaScript and TypeScript. It provides a standardized approach to integrating interactions with various language models (LLMs) from different providers. The SDK supports streaming, generative UI, and advanced capabilities, simplifying the process of building AI-powered applications across multiple web frameworks.

Key features

• Unified API for multiple AI providers (Google, OpenAI, Mistral, Anthropic)
• Support for streaming responses
• Generative UI capabilities
• Edge and serverless ready
• Framework integrations (Next.js, Svelte, React, Vue)
• Core functions: generateText, streamText, generateObject, streamObject
• Multi-modal file attachments
• Tracing functionality
• JSON schema support for tools and structured object generation

Use cases

• Building conversational interfaces and chatbots
• Creating AI-powered applications with real-time streaming responses
• Developing applications that require switching between different LLM providers
• Implementing AI features in Next.js, Svelte, and other web applications
• Prototyping and experimenting with various language models using the AI Playground
• Generating structured objects based on AI responses