openai(model, options?)

Creates an OpenAI provider backed by the official @ai-sdk/openai adapter.

Signature

function openai(model: string, options?: OpenAIOptions): AIProvider

Options

interface OpenAIOptions {
  /** OpenAI API key. Defaults to OPENAI_API_KEY env var. */
  apiKey?: string;
  /** Override the base URL (e.g. Azure OpenAI or a local proxy). */
  baseUrl?: string;
}

Installation

npm install @daedalus-ai-dev/ai-sdk @ai-sdk/openai

Examples

Basic usage

import { agent, configure, openai } from '@daedalus-ai-dev/ai-sdk';

configure({ provider: openai('gpt-4o') });

const response = await agent({
  instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
}).prompt('What is the capital of France?');

Explicit API key

configure({
  provider: openai('gpt-4o-mini', { apiKey: process.env.MY_OPENAI_KEY }),
});

Azure OpenAI

configure({
  provider: openai('my-deployment', {
    apiKey: process.env.AZURE_OPENAI_KEY,
    baseUrl: 'https://my-resource.openai.azure.com/openai/deployments',
  }),
});

Popular model IDs

Model	Notes
gpt-4o	Flagship multimodal model
gpt-4o-mini	Fast, cost-efficient
o3	Advanced reasoning
o4-mini	Fast reasoning

See the OpenAI models documentation for the full list.