Prompt
I need an AI API that supports streaming responses
Latest observation
Oct 8, 2026
OpenAI APIWeb search: off
Yes — many AI APIs support streaming responses, where the model sends partial output as it generates it instead of waiting for the full completion.
Common options include:
- OpenAI API — supports streaming for text/chat responses
- Anthropic Claude API — supports streaming
- Google Gemini API — supports streaming
- Cohere API — supports streaming
- Mistral API — supports streaming
What streaming gives you
- Faster perceived response time
- Better UX for chat and long outputs
- Ability to display tokens/chunks as they arrive
Typical implementation
Most APIs expose streaming via:
- Server-Sent Events (SSE)
- Chunked HTTP responses
- Sometimes WebSockets
Example use cases
- Chat assistants
- Real-time transcription or summarization
- Code generation with live output
- Interactive apps
If you want, I can also give you:
- a comparison of streaming AI APIs, or
- a code example for streaming in Python, JavaScript, or cURL.