xtekky/gpt4free

GPT4Free (also known as g4f) is a Python library and toolkit that aggregates access to multiple large language models and AI image generation services through unofficial provider adapters. The core idea is to give developers a single, unified Python or JavaScript interface that can route requests to various AI services, including many that offer free tiers or can be accessed through browser automation without a paid API key. The way it works is through a collection of provider modules, each implementing the interface for a specific service. When you call the client to generate text or an image, g4f routes your request to whichever provider you specify (or selects one automatically). Some providers work by calling official public APIs, others by automating a browser in the background (using Chrome or Chromium) to interact with web interfaces. The library exposes this through a Python client, a JavaScript browser client, a command-line interface, and an OpenAI-compatible REST API called the Interference API, meaning software designed to talk to OpenAI can talk to g4f with minimal changes. Additional features include a local web GUI for chatting with models, support for image, audio, and video generation, and Docker images for containerized deployment. You would use g4f when you are experimenting with multiple AI models and want to switch between them easily, building a prototype that needs AI capabilities without committing to a paid API, or researching how different models respond to the same prompts. The legal and terms-of-service status of some provider adapters is uncertain, as they may bypass official API access controls. The library requires Python 3.10 or higher and optionally Chrome for browser-automated providers.