OpenAI Compatible API - What It Means and Why It Matters
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The OpenAI API Has Become the Standard Love it or hate it, the OpenAI API format has become the de facto standard for AI APIs. Almost every AI provider now offers an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. What Does OpenAI-Compatible Mean? It means you can use the same code, same SDK, and same request format to talk to different AI providers. Just change the base_url and api_key.