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AI Providers

MemryLab supports 9 LLM providers including 8 with free tiers. You can switch providers at any time without losing data.

Quick Comparison

Provider	Free Tier	Details
Google Gemini	Yes	1500 req/day on Gemini 1.5 Flash
Groq	Yes	Free tier with rate limits
OpenRouter	Yes	Free models available (Llama, Mistral, etc.)
Cerebras	Yes	Free tier, fastest inference
Mistral	Yes	Free tier for small models
SambaNova	Yes	Free tier with generous limits
Cohere	Yes	Free trial API key
OpenAI	Paid	Pay-per-use, starts at $0.002/1K tokens
Custom (OpenAI-compatible)	Paid	Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint (LM Studio, Ollama, etc.)

Google Gemini

1. Go to ai.google.dev and sign in
2. Create an API key
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Gemini"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://ai.google.dev

Groq

1. Go to console.groq.com and create an account
2. Generate an API key from the dashboard
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Groq"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://console.groq.com

OpenRouter

1. Go to openrouter.ai and create an account
2. Generate an API key
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "OpenRouter"
4. Paste your API key — free models are auto-selected

https://openrouter.ai

Cerebras

1. Go to cloud.cerebras.ai and sign up
2. Create an API key from the dashboard
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Cerebras"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://cloud.cerebras.ai

Mistral

1. Go to console.mistral.ai and create an account
2. Generate an API key
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Mistral"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://console.mistral.ai

SambaNova

1. Go to cloud.sambanova.ai and sign up
2. Create an API key
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "SambaNova"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://cloud.sambanova.ai

Cohere

1. Go to dashboard.cohere.com and sign up
2. Copy your trial API key
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Cohere"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://dashboard.cohere.com

OpenAI

1. Go to platform.openai.com and sign in
2. Create an API key under API Keys
3. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "OpenAI"
4. Paste your API key and test connection

https://platform.openai.com

Custom (OpenAI-compatible)

1. In MemryLab: Settings → LLM → Select "Custom"
2. Enter the base URL (e.g., http://localhost:1234/v1)
3. Enter API key if required (or leave blank for local)
4. Select a model name and test connection

API Key Security

MemryLab stores API keys in your operating system's secure keychain — never in plain text files, environment variables, or the SQLite database.

Windows: Windows Credential Manager
macOS: Keychain Access
Linux: libsecret (GNOME Keyring / KWallet)

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