Prompt

What should I use to avoid rewriting code when switching LLM providers?

Artificial Intelligence / AI Infrastructure1 observationLast seen Oct 10, 2026

Latest observation

Oct 10, 2026OpenAI APIWeb search: off

Use a provider-agnostic LLM abstraction layer.

Good options:

  • LiteLLM – very popular for unifying OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, Gemini, Mistral, etc. behind one API.
  • LangChain / LlamaIndex – useful if you also want orchestration, tools, retrieval, agents.
  • Vercel AI SDK – good if you’re building web apps and want a consistent interface across providers.

If your main goal is simply “swap providers without rewriting code”, the best default choice is usually:

LiteLLM + a small internal wrapper/interface

That gives you:

  • one consistent code path
  • easier provider switching
  • centralized handling of retries, logging, rate limits, and model names

A common pattern is to define your own interface like:

interface LLMClient {
  chat(messages: Message[]): Promise<string>;
}

Then implement it once using LiteLLM or another adapter.

If you want, I can suggest the best option based on your stack:

  • Python or TypeScript
  • simple API calls or agents/workflows
  • backend, frontend, or both

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