llm-blanket 0.1.1

Unified Python library for LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI, Groq, custom)

llm-blanket

Unified Python library for LLM APIs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI (Grok), Groq, and custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints.

• Single interface: specify a model, get an LLM instance, call invoke(messages).
• Provider inferred from model name (e.g. gpt-4o → OpenAI, claude-3-5-sonnet → Anthropic) or set explicitly.
• Base URL overrides via config or base_url / base_urls for custom or proxy endpoints.
• API keys from environment (LangChain/AutoGen-style) or passed in config.

Install

pip install llm-blanket

Optional provider dependencies (install only what you use):

pip install "llm-blanket[openai]"       # OpenAI + Groq + xAI + custom (OpenAI-compatible)
pip install "llm-blanket[anthropic]"    # Anthropic Claude
pip install "llm-blanket[gemini]"       # Google Gemini
pip install "llm-blanket[all]"          # All providers

Examples

Runnable scripts are in the examples/ directory:

• examples/quickstart.py – create an LLM and call invoke() with a user message.
• examples/streaming.py – stream tokens with invoke_stream().
• examples/config_and_url_override.py – LLMConfig, base_urls, base_url, and explicit provider.

Run from the repo root (set the appropriate API key first):

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... python examples/quickstart.py

Quick start

from llm_blanket import get_llm, Message

# Provider inferred from model name
llm = get_llm("gpt-4o")

# Option 1: system and user as named arguments
resp = llm.invoke(system="You are helpful.", user="Hello!")
print(resp.content)

# Option 2: messages list (Message objects or OpenAI-style dicts)
resp = llm.invoke([Message("user", "Hi")])
resp = llm([{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])

# Option 3: common parameters (temperature, max_tokens, etc.) are passed through to the provider
resp = llm.invoke(user="Hello!", temperature=0.7, max_tokens=256)

# Streaming: same signature as invoke(), yields StreamChunk (content delta, optional finish_reason)
for chunk in llm.invoke_stream(user="Hello!", temperature=0.7):
    print(chunk.content, end="", flush=True)
print()

Streaming

Use invoke_stream() with the same arguments as invoke(). It yields StreamChunk objects (.content is the text delta; .finish_reason is set on the final chunk when the provider supplies it):

from llm_blanket import get_llm

llm = get_llm("gpt-4o-mini")
for chunk in llm.invoke_stream(system="You are concise.", user="Count to 5."):
    print(chunk.content, end="", flush=True)
    if chunk.finish_reason:
        print(f"\n[Done: {chunk.finish_reason}]")

Streaming is supported for OpenAI (and OpenAI-compatible), Anthropic, and Gemini.

Configuration

API keys

By default, API keys are read from the environment. Use standard names so you can reuse .env or shell exports:

Provider	Environment variable
OpenAI	OPENAI_API_KEY
Anthropic	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Gemini	GOOGLE_API_KEY
xAI	XAI_API_KEY
Groq	GROQ_API_KEY
Custom	OPENAI_API_KEY (or pass explicitly)

Override in code:

from llm_blanket import get_llm, LLMConfig

config = LLMConfig(api_key="sk-...")
llm = get_llm("gpt-4o", config=config)

# Or one-off
llm = get_llm("gpt-4o", api_key="sk-...")

Base URL and URL mapping

Override the base URL for a given client (e.g. custom or proxy):

# Single override for this client
llm = get_llm("gpt-4o", base_url="https://my-gateway.com/v1")

# Or via config with a mapping (e.g. per provider or per model)
config = LLMConfig(
    base_urls={
        "openai": "https://my-openai-proxy.com/v1",
        "gpt-4o": "https://special-endpoint.com/v1",
    }
)
llm = get_llm("gpt-4o", config=config)

Resolution order: base_url (direct) > base_urls[model] > base_urls[provider] > default URL for that provider.

Forcing provider

Use when the model name doesn’t indicate the provider (e.g. Groq’s llama-3-70b-8192):

llm = get_llm("llama-3-70b-8192", provider="groq")

Supported models / providers

Provider	Inferred from	Notes
OpenAI	gpt-*, o1-*, o3-*	Default base: https://api.openai.com/v1
Anthropic	claude-*	Uses Anthropic Messages API
Gemini	gemini-*	Uses Google GenAI SDK
xAI	grok*, grok-*	OpenAI-compatible
Groq	Set provider="groq"	Models like llama-3-70b-8192; OpenAI-compatible
Custom	Set provider="custom" and base_url	Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

Extensibility

• Unified response: invoke() returns an LLMResponse with content, model, usage, finish_reason, and optional raw (provider-specific object) and tool_calls.
• Provider-specific options: Pass extra kwargs to invoke() (e.g. temperature, max_tokens); they are forwarded to the underlying API. Use LLMConfig(extra={...}) for client-level options.
• Custom backends: Implement BaseLLM (see llm_blanket.base) and register or construct your backend explicitly; the factory is focused on the built-in providers.

Example: multiple providers and URL overrides

from llm_blanket import get_llm, LLMConfig, Message

# Shared URL mapping (e.g. from app config)
config = LLMConfig(
    base_urls={
        "openai": "https://my-proxy.com/openai/v1",
        "groq": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
    }
)

openai_llm = get_llm("gpt-4o-mini", config=config)
groq_llm = get_llm("llama-3-70b-8192", config=config, provider="groq")

for llm in [openai_llm, groq_llm]:
    r = llm.invoke([Message("user", "Say hi in one word.")])
    print(f"{llm.provider}: {r.content}")

License

MIT