Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when building a Python application that needs a shared interface for supported hosted LLM APIs or a separate local Transformers client path.
Who it is for
- Python developers adding language-model calls to applications.
- Teams seeking a shared client interface across listed LLM providers.
- Developers integrating local models through Transformers.
Documented uses
- Call text and chat completion methods.
- Generate embeddings and count tokens through the documented client interfaces.
- Choose provider-specific installation extras rather than installing every client.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and identifies the project as MIT-licensed.
- Python 3.9 or later is required.
- The base installation does not include provider clients; select an appropriate install extra.
- Hosted API examples use provider credentials, while local Transformers support has its own optional dependency extra.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up an OpenAI client for async calls
Prepare the documented asynchronous OpenAI client pattern with an API key and an aiohttp session.
Before you start
- Python 3.9 or later
- The llm-client package with OpenAI support, installed using the documented openai extra
- An OpenAI API key
Steps
Install the OpenAI client extra with the command below.
pip install llm-client[openai]Import
ClientSession,OpenAIClientandLLMAPIClientConfigfrom the documented modules.Within an async function, open a
ClientSessioncontext and createOpenAIClientwith a configuration containing the API key and session; set a default model if needed.
Expected outcome
An initialized asynchronous OpenAI client, ready for the documented completion, chat, embedding and token-counting methods.
Guide limitations
- The guide covers client setup, not execution of a model request.
- An OpenAI API key is required for the provider integration.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 18 October 2026
- Original website title
- uripeled2/llm-client-sdk · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

