LHlhenault·Jan 25, 2024
I've built exactly this if you want to give it a try : https://github.com/lhenault/simpleAI
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lhenault / simpleAI
simpleAI
An easy way to host your own AI API and expose alternative models, while being compatible with "open" AI clients.
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An easy way to host your own AI API and expose alternative models, while being compatible with "open" AI clients.
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| Jun 2023 | 2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2023 | 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2023 | 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2023 | 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2023 | 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2023 | 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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3 sourcesThere are a couple open source projects that expose llama.cpp and gpt4j models via a compatible OpenAI API. This is one of them: https://github.com/lhenault/simpleAI
In Show HN: Danswer – Open-source question answering across all your docsUsing this as an opportunity to mention my own related project, perhaps it can end up on your nice list one day. :)
https://github.com/lhenault/SimpleAI
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