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LangChain
Building applications with LLMs.
About LangChain
LangChain is a framework for developing applications powered by language models.
Key Features
Chains
Agents
Retrieval
Perfect For
RAG applications
Chatbots
Document Q&A
AI agents
Getting Started
- 1
Install langchain package
- 2
Set up your LLM (OpenAI, etc.)
- 3
Create chains or agents
- 4
Add memory and tools as needed
What Makes LangChain Different?
De facto standard for LLM apps
Massive integration ecosystem
Supports all major LLMs
Chains, agents, and memory built-in
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Standard framework
- Huge ecosystem
- Many integrations
Cons
- Over-engineered
- Hard to debug
- Rapid breaking changes
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OpenAI API
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The AI assistant for your tasks.
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Mistral AI
Open SourceOpen Models
Open-weight models.