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Pick your use case

Get a recommended stack for your project

Chatbot

Full-stack AI chatbot with streaming responses, conversation memory, and easy deployment. Best for customer support, internal tools, and SaaS products.

$20/mo

Claude Sonnet 4.5

LLM - handles conversation and reasoning

Vercel AI SDK

SDK - streaming, tool calling, structured output

Next.js

Framework - full-stack React with API routes

Vercel

Hosting - serverless deployment with edge functions

ALTERNATIVES

LLM - handles conversation and reasoning:
GPT-4oGemini 2.0 Flash
SDK - streaming, tool calling, structured output:
LangChainOpenAI SDK
Framework - full-stack React with API routes:
RemixSvelteKitNuxt
Hosting - serverless deployment with edge functions:
Cloudflare WorkersAWS LambdaRailway
beginner

Provider Comparison

ProviderModelsPriceStrengthsBest For
OpenAIGPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o1$$$General purpose, largest ecosystem, multimodal, enterprise integrationsEnterprise apps, general-purpose assistants
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Haiku 3.5$$Coding, safety, long context (200K), agent reliability, extended thinkingDeveloper tools, coding agents, safety-critical apps
GoogleGemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Pro$$Multimodal, 1M+ context window, agentic capabilities, competitive pricingResearch, document analysis, multimodal applications
MetaLlama 3.3 70B, Llama 3.1 405BFreeOpen weights, fully customizable, no vendor lock-in, 128K contextSelf-hosted deployments, fine-tuning, on-premise
MistralMistral Large 2, Codestral$EU-based, fast inference, native function calling, GDPR compliantEurope-based companies, cost-sensitive applications
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1$Exceptional price/performance, strong math and reasoning, open-weightBudget-conscious apps, reasoning-heavy tasks

Guides & Tutorials

Build a Chatbot with Claude + Next.js

Create a production-ready AI chatbot using the Anthropic API, Vercel AI SDK, and Next.js App Router. Covers streaming responses, conversation history, and deployment to Vercel.

beginner30 minclaudenext.js

RAG Application with LlamaIndex

Build a retrieval-augmented generation system that answers questions from your own documents. Covers document ingestion, vector indexing, hybrid search, and response synthesis with citations.

intermediate1 hourragllamaindex

Multi-Agent System with LangGraph

Design and implement a multi-agent system where specialized AI agents collaborate on complex tasks. Covers graph-based orchestration, shared state, tool delegation, and human-in-the-loop patterns.

advanced2 hourslanggraphagents

AI Image Pipeline with Flux

Set up a complete image generation pipeline using Flux models. Covers local setup with ComfyUI, prompt engineering for consistent results, LoRA fine-tuning, and batch processing workflows.

intermediate45 minfluximage-generation

Voice Assistant with ElevenLabs

Build a conversational voice assistant combining speech-to-text, an LLM for reasoning, and ElevenLabs for natural text-to-speech. Covers real-time streaming, voice cloning, and latency optimization.

intermediate1 hourelevenlabsvoice

Autonomous Code Agent

Build an autonomous coding agent that can understand requirements, plan implementation, write code, run tests, and iterate on failures. Covers tool design, sandboxed execution, and self-correction loops.

advanced2 hoursagentscoding

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