OpenAI SDK (Python)
MarkdownSDK · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses
Full guide
| Format | Where to set it up |
|---|---|
| OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses | OpenAI(base_url=..., api_key=...) constructor parameters, or OPENAI_BASE_URL and OPENAI_API_KEY environment variables |
Setup
Copy the configuration and replace sk-... with your key from the Ailoot Dashboard. Prefer storing the key in the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY, if the application supports it.
Before starting, request GET /v1/models with your Ailoot key. Choose an exact model ID whose methods include POST /v1/chat/completions, POST /v1/responses, then use that ID in the configuration. For agents, also check tool support and the features required by your client version.
export AILOOT_API_KEY="sk-..."
# environment variables
export OPENAI_BASE_URL="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="$AILOOT_API_KEY"
# or in codeailoot-openai-python-sdk.py
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(max_retries=0, base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1", api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"])
r = client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-6.1-sol", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}])
print(r.choices[0].message.content)
# Responses API: client.responses.create(model="gpt-6.1-sol", input="Hello")
# Embeddings: client.embeddings.create(model="nemotron-3-embed", input=["text"])python3 ailoot-openai-python-sdk.pyExample model: gpt-6.1-sol, claude-sonnet-5-5, deepseek-v4-pro, qwen3.8-max (chat); nemotron-3-embed (embeddings). Choose any other model from the catalog — check that it supports the format you need.
Good to know
Test
- For the OpenAI format, the URL is
https://api.ailoot.ai/v1(or the full path if the application asks for a full URL). - Ask a short question. If you get an error, check the code and Request ID, then consult Errors and limits.
- 404 immediately after setup almost always means the URL is wrong: an extra or missing
/v1. - 402 — insufficient balance for the reserve. Agents reserve more than chat: why.
Application documentation: https://github.com/openai/openai-python