Getting started
Build a reliable chat assistant
Define the user task, build a minimal message loop and add streaming, error handling and evaluation in stages.
Choose the right chat model
Compare providers with a repeatable dataset and objective success criteria.
RAG for AI chat applications
Retrieve useful evidence and make grounded answers easier to verify.
Manage LLM chat API costs
Understand token budgets, context growth, caching and cost per successful task.
Design safe chat agents
Control tool access, confirmations and failures in action-oriented assistants.
Documentation companion
Use the documentation index for request structure, streaming, tool calls and structured output patterns.
Editorial note: Provider capabilities, APIs and prices may change. Always verify details in the official references.
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