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🧠 Foundation Models

4 tools

OpenAI GPT-4/o1

proprietary paid

Advanced reasoning model with expanded context window and function calling

Key Features

  • Advanced reasoning with o1 model
  • 128K context window (turbo)
  • Function calling and tool use
  • Vision capabilities
  • +1 more

Best For

Complex reasoning, enterprise applications, production systems

Claude 3.5/Opus

proprietary paid

Anthropic's multimodal language model with extended thinking and 200K context

Key Features

  • 200K context window
  • Vision capabilities
  • Extended thinking mode
  • Tool use and function calling
  • +1 more

Best For

Complex reasoning, code generation, analysis tasks

Google Gemini Pro

proprietary paid

Google's large multimodal AI model with native tool integration

Key Features

  • Multimodal (text, image, audio, video)
  • Native tool integration
  • Long context support
  • Vertex AI integration
  • +1 more

Best For

Multimodal tasks, Google Cloud integration

Meta Llama 3.1/3.2

open-source free

Open-source large language model with strong performance

Key Features

  • 400K context window (Llama 3.1)
  • Multimodal support (Llama 3.2)
  • Tool use capabilities
  • Commercial use permitted
  • +1 more

Best For

Cost-effective solutions, private deployments, research

🤖 Agent Frameworks

3 tools

LangGraph

open-source free

Graph-based agent framework from LangChain with state management

Key Features

  • Graph-based workflow definition
  • State persistence
  • Human-in-loop support
  • LangSmith integration
  • +1 more

Best For

Complex multi-step workflows, RAG systems

CrewAI

open-source free

Role-based multi-agent orchestration framework

Key Features

  • Role-based agents
  • Task-based workflows
  • Memory management
  • Tool framework
  • +1 more

Best For

Multi-agent teams, role-playing scenarios

OpenAI Agents SDK

open-source free

Official lightweight agent framework from OpenAI

Key Features

  • Lightweight and simple
  • Provider-agnostic
  • Official MCP support
  • Handoff capabilities
  • +1 more

Best For

Simple agents, prototyping, multi-LLM applications

📚 RAG & Knowledge

3 tools

LlamaIndex

open-source free

Framework for building RAG applications with data connectors

Key Features

  • 300+ data connectors
  • Multiple retrieval strategies
  • Query engines
  • Workflow system
  • +1 more

Best For

Document-heavy RAG, data integration

Pinecone

proprietary freemium

Managed vector database for similarity search

Key Features

  • Managed vector embeddings
  • Semantic search
  • Fast retrieval
  • Hybrid search
  • +1 more

Best For

Production RAG systems, enterprise search

Weaviate

open-source free

Open-source vector database with GraphQL API

Key Features

  • Open-source vector DB
  • GraphQL interface
  • Built-in ML models
  • Cloud and self-hosted options
  • +1 more

Best For

Self-hosted RAG, semantic search applications

🔧 Tools & Integrations

3 tools

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

open-standard free

Standard for connecting LLMs to data sources and tools

Key Features

  • Standardized tool interface
  • LLM-agnostic
  • Server/client architecture
  • Resource discovery
  • +1 more

Best For

Connecting agents to custom tools and data sources

n8n

open-source free

Visual workflow automation platform with 400+ integrations

Key Features

  • Visual workflow builder
  • 400+ app integrations
  • Native LLM nodes
  • Self-hosted option
  • +1 more

Best For

Workflow automation, integration-heavy applications

HTTP/API Integration

standard free

Standard HTTP-based tool integration for agents

Key Features

  • REST API integration
  • WebSocket support
  • Authentication methods
  • Request/response handling
  • +1 more

Best For

Custom tool integration, API-based workflows

☁️ Deployment & Infrastructure

3 tools

Together AI

cloud-service pay-as-you-go

Inference platform for open-source models

Key Features

  • 100+ open-source models
  • High performance inference
  • Fine-tuning capabilities
  • API access
  • +1 more

Best For

Cost-effective open-source model serving

Modal

cloud-service pay-as-you-go

Serverless compute platform for AI workloads

Key Features

  • Serverless GPU access
  • Container-based deployment
  • Scheduled tasks
  • Async/batch processing
  • +1 more

Best For

Event-driven agents, batch processing

Docker

open-source free

Containerization platform for agent deployment

Key Features

  • Container orchestration
  • Environment consistency
  • Multi-platform support
  • Registry integration
  • +1 more

Best For

Local development, on-premise deployment

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pay-as-you-go Usage-based pricing

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