Friendli

AISDK provides first-class support for Friendli with fully typed model APIs. Model capabilities are enforced at compile time using Rust's type system. This prevents model capability mismatches and guarantees the selected model is valid for the task (e.g. tool calling).

Installation

Enable the Friendli provider feature:

cargo add aisdk --features friendli

This installs AISDK with the Friendli provider enabled. Once you have enabled the Friendli provider, you can use all aisdk features with it.

Create a Provider Instance

To create a provider instance, call Friendli::model_name(), where model_name is the Friendli model you want to use. Model names are exposed as snake-case methods.

use aisdk::providers::Friendli;

let friendli = Friendli::lgai_exaone_exaone_4_0_1_32b();

This initializes the provider with:

Model: "LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0.1-32B"
API key from environment (if set with FRIENDLI_TOKEN)
Friendli's default base URL (https://api.friendli.ai/serverless/v1)

Basic Text Generation

Example using LanguageModelRequest for text generation.

use aisdk::{
    core::LanguageModelRequest,
    providers::Friendli,
};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {

    let friendli = Friendli::lgai_exaone_exaone_4_0_1_32b();

    let response = LanguageModelRequest::builder()
        .model(friendli)
        .prompt("Write a short poem about Rust.")
        .build()
        .generate_text()
        .await?;

    println!("Response text: {:?}", response.text());
    Ok(())
}

Provider Settings

You can customize provider configuration using Friendli::builder()

API Key

let friendli = Friendli::<LgaiExaoneExaone40132b>::builder()
    .api_key("your-api-key")
    .build()?;

If not specified, AISDK uses the FRIENDLI_TOKEN environment variable.

Base URL

Useful when routing through a proxy, gateway, or self-hosted compatible endpoint.

let friendli = Friendli::<LgaiExaoneExaone40132b>::builder()
    .base_url("https://api.friendli.ai/serverless/v1")
    .build()?;

Path (Full URL Override)

Use .path(...) to override the full request URL instead of only the base URL.

let friendli = Friendli::<LgaiExaoneExaone40132b>::builder()
    .path("https://full-url.example/v1/chat/completions")
    .build()?;

Provider Name

For logging, analytics, and observability.

let friendli = Friendli::<LgaiExaoneExaone40132b>::builder()
    .provider_name("Friendli")
    .build()?;

Full Custom Configuration Example

let friendli = Friendli::<LgaiExaoneExaone40132b>::builder()
    .api_key("your-api-key")
    .base_url("https://api.friendli.ai/serverless/v1")
    .path("https://full-url.example/v1/chat/completions")
    .provider_name("Friendli")
    .build()?;

Dynamic Model Selection

For runtime model selection (e.g., loading models from config files), use DynamicModel:

Using model_name() Method with Default Settings

use aisdk::providers::Friendli;

// Specify model as a string at runtime
let friendli = Friendli::model_name("LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0.1-32B");

Using Builder Pattern with Custom Settings

use aisdk::{
    core::DynamicModel,
    providers::Friendli,
};

let friendli = Friendli::<DynamicModel>::builder()
	.model_name("LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0.1-32B")
	.api_key("your-api-key")
	.base_url("https://api.friendli.ai/serverless/v1")
	.path("https://full-url.example/v1/chat/completions")
	.provider_name("Friendli")
	.build()?;

Warning: When using DynamicModel, model capabilities are not validated at compile time. This means there's no guarantee the model supports requested features (e.g., tool calls, structured output). For compile-time safety, use the typed methods like Friendli::lgai_exaone_exaone_4_0_1_32b().

Next Steps

Take a deeper look at text generation features Generating Text / Streaming Text
Explore Structured Output for reliable agent data.
Learn how to create Custom Tools.
Learn more about Agents.

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