Model Provider / Provider API

A Model Provider / Provider API is the model company's service entry: your program sends messages, the provider returns results and bills by plan; it is not a coding agent.

When you will meet it

You meet these five identities in your first model call in Stage 1; confuse them and you mistake a model service for an agent that acts.

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LLM (Large Language Model)LLM Router / API Router Model Runtime API (Application Programming Interface)BYO API Key

Your First LLM API Call: Tokens, Billing, and Common Errors21 min

When you will meet it

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