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SectionLLM APIs3 tools
  1. 01

    Anthropic API

    Anthropic

    Direct API access to Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku model families.

  2. 02

    Mistral API

    Mistral AI

    API access to Mistral and Codestral models, plus la Plateforme tooling.

  3. 03

    OpenAI API

    OpenAI

    API access to GPT models, embeddings, audio, and fine-tuning endpoints.

SectionInference Providers3 tools
  1. 04

    Fireworks AI

    Fireworks AI

    Fast, low-cost inference for open and proprietary models with native function calling.

  2. 05

    Groq

    Groq

    Sub-100ms LPU-based inference for Llama, Mixtral, and other open models.

  3. 06

    Together AI

    Together AI

    Inference and fine-tuning across 200+ open-source LLMs with serverless and dedicated endpoints.

SectionAI Gateways & Routers3 tools
  1. 07

    OpenRouter

    OpenRouter

    Unified OpenAI-compatible API for 200+ LLMs with provider routing and failover.

  2. 08

    Portkey

    Portkey

    AI gateway with prompt versioning, caching, governance, and 50+ provider integrations.

  3. 09

    Vercel AI Gateway

    Vercel

    OpenAI-compatible gateway with provider routing, observability, and cost tracking.

SectionVector Databases2 tools
  1. 10

    Pinecone

    Pinecone

    Production-grade managed vector database with serverless and pod-based tiers.

  2. 11

    Qdrant

    Qdrant

    Open-source vector database with rich filtering, payload indexing, and quantization.

SectionAgent Frameworks3 tools
  1. 12

    CrewAI

    CrewAI

    Role-based multi-agent orchestration framework with task delegation and tool use.

  2. 13

    LangChain

    LangChain

    Open-source framework for LLM applications, agents, and RAG pipelines.

  3. 14

    Mastra

    Mastra

    TypeScript framework for agents, workflows, and RAG with first-class evals.

SectionAI Coding Assistants1 tool
  1. 15

    Continue

    Continue

    Open-source AI code-assistant for VS Code and JetBrains; bring-your-own-model.

SectionAI Coding Agents3 tools
  1. 16

    Aider

    Aider AI

    Open-source AI pair programmer; edits via diffs and commits as it works.

  2. 17

    Claude Code

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's official CLI for autonomous coding — runs in your terminal, edits your repo.

  3. 18

    Cline

    Cline

    Autonomous coding agent inside VS Code; reads, plans, edits, and runs in a sandboxed shell.

SectionAI-Native IDEs1 tool
  1. 19

    Cursor

    Anysphere

    AI-native IDE built on a fork of VS Code; agent mode, tab completion, and inline edits.

SectionAI Observability2 tools
  1. 20

    Helicone

    Helicone

    Open-source LLM observability with built-in caching, gateway, and rate limiting.

  2. 21

    Langfuse

    Langfuse

    Open-source LLM observability, evals, prompt management, and dataset tooling.

SectionEdge & On-Device AI1 tool
  1. 22

    Ollama

    Ollama

    Local LLM runtime for macOS, Linux, and Windows with a built-in model library.