AI Providers
Connect the AI models that power Decopilot and your agents
What are AI providers?
AI Providers are the AI model services that power Decopilot and your agents. You connect a provider once at the organization level, and all your agents use it from there.
Studio supports multiple providers at the same time — you can mix and match.
Default models: one choice per purpose
You don't pick a model every time you start a task. Instead, Studio uses five default models, one for each kind of work:
| Default | What it's for | Typical pick |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Quick replies, short interactions | Claude Haiku, GPT-4 mini, Gemini Flash |
| Smart | Balanced speed and capability — the everyday default | Claude Sonnet, GPT-4o, Gemini Pro |
| Thinking | Hardest reasoning, long planning | Claude Opus, o-series, Gemini Ultra |
| Image | Image generation | GPT Image, Imagen, etc. |
| Web research | Web search and deep research | Sonar, Perplexity, etc. |
Configure these once under Settings → AI Providers → Default models. When an agent or Decopilot picks a tier, it routes to the model you set. Change a default and every agent picks up the new model immediately — no per-agent reconfiguration.
You can still override on a per-agent basis when needed, but the defaults cover the common case.
Deco AI Gateway
The Deco AI Gateway is the recommended provider. New organizations get credits to start with — no API keys to juggle — and it gives you access to 100+ models from many vendors behind a single connection. Pay as you go.
If you want to use your own keys later, add another provider; Studio will use whichever provider you set for each default model tier.
You can check your remaining gateway credit and top up directly from Settings → AI Providers.
Other providers
Click Connect provider under Settings → AI Providers to add any of:
| Provider | Notes |
|---|---|
| OpenRouter | One account, hundreds of models from many vendors |
| LLMAPI | One API key, 400+ models across every provider |
| Anthropic | Direct Anthropic key — Claude family |
| Google Gemini | Direct Google AI Studio key — Gemini family |
| OpenAI-compatible | Any endpoint that speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions API |
OpenAI-compatible presets
The OpenAI-compatible provider has branded presets for common deployments — pick one and Studio pre-fills the base URL. You can also choose Custom and paste any URL.
| Preset | What it's for |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | Direct OpenAI API key — GPT-4, GPT-5, etc. |
| LiteLLM | A LiteLLM gateway your team manages |
| Ollama | Open-source models running locally via Ollama |
| LM Studio | Open models running through LM Studio |
| vLLM | Your team's self-hosted vLLM server |
| Custom | Any other OpenAI-compatible endpoint (advanced) |
Local-only providers
When Studio runs locally (via bunx decocms), two extra providers light up that delegate to a CLI installed on your machine:
| Provider | Notes |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | Drives a claude CLI session — uses your existing Anthropic auth |
| Codex | Drives a codex CLI session |
These don't appear in the cloud product.
How a provider gets connected
API key — the most common method. Paste the key from your provider's dashboard. It's stored encrypted and never exposed to your team.
Sign in with browser — for providers that support it (Deco AI Gateway, OpenRouter). You'll be taken to the provider's login page, authorize access, and Studio handles the rest.
Local endpoint — for the Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, LiteLLM, or Custom presets of OpenAI-compatible: paste the base URL where Studio can reach the server.
CLI activate — for Claude Code and Codex in local mode: Studio runs the CLI installed on your machine; no key is stored on Studio's side.
What models are available?
Once a provider is connected, you can browse its available models. Each model shows:
- Its name and capabilities (text, vision, image generation, etc.)
- Context window size
- Pricing per token
Model availability may be filtered by your organization's model permission settings. If a model you expect isn't showing up, check with your org admin.
Fallback
If the provider behind a default tier is unavailable, Studio falls back to another connected provider automatically — so a transient outage at one vendor doesn't break your agents.