Providers
Configure Empryo's 22 built-in LLM providers across cloud, gateways, subscriptions, local, and enterprise, plus any OpenAI-compatible custom API.
Empryo ships 22 built-in providers. Set one key and go.
Cloud
| Provider | Setup | Get a key |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | empryo --set-key anthropic sk-ant-... | console.anthropic.com |
| OpenAI | empryo --set-key openai sk-... | platform.openai.com |
empryo --set-key google ... | aistudio.google.com | |
| xAI | empryo --set-key xai xai-... | console.x.ai |
| Groq | empryo --set-key groq gsk_... | console.groq.com |
| DeepSeek | empryo --set-key deepseek sk-... | platform.deepseek.com |
| Mistral | empryo --set-key mistral ... | console.mistral.ai |
| NVIDIA NIM | empryo --set-key nim nvapi-... | build.nvidia.com |
| Fireworks | empryo --set-key fireworks ... | fireworks.ai |
| MiniMax | empryo --set-key minimax ... | platform.minimaxi.com |
Gateways (one key, many models)
| Provider | What you get | Get a key |
|---|---|---|
| LLM Gateway | One key for every major model, up to 30% off frontier | llmgateway.io |
| OpenRouter | 200+ models | openrouter.ai |
| Vercel AI Gateway | Unified gateway | vercel.com/ai-gateway |
Subscription-based
| Provider | Use | Setup |
|---|---|---|
| [GitHub Copilot](/docs/providers/copilot) | Your Copilot subscription | OAuth token from IDE |
| Codex | ChatGPT subscription | /codex login inside Empryo |
| GitHub Models | Free with any GitHub PAT | empryo --set-key github-models ghp_... |
Local (free)
| Provider | Setup |
|---|---|
| Ollama | Auto-detected at localhost:11434. Set OLLAMA_HOST to override. |
| LM Studio | Auto-detected at localhost:1234. Set LM_STUDIO_URL to override. |
| OpenCode Go | empryo --set-key opencode-go ... |
| OpenCode Zen | empryo --set-key opencode-zen ... |
Enterprise
| Provider | Setup |
|---|---|
| Bedrock | export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=... AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=... AWS_REGION=us-east-1 |
| Proxy | Local CLIProxyAPI relay - routes Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok via your existing chat subscriptions. Install the addon (empryo addon install proxy), then /proxy login. See addons. |
LLM Gateway
One key for every major model - Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, Llama, Qwen - up to 30% off frontier pricing.
- Get a key at llmgateway.io.
- Save it:
empryo --set-key llmgateway sk-...- Launch Empryo, press
Ctrl+L, pick any model.
OpenRouter
200+ models behind a single key, including frontier and open-weight.
- Get a key at openrouter.ai/keys.
- Save it:
empryo --set-key openrouter sk-or-...- Launch Empryo, press
Ctrl+L, pick any model.
Anything else
Any OpenAI-compatible API works via custom providers - one block of config, no code.
Switching models
Inside Empryo, press Ctrl+L to pick a provider and model. Assign different models to different tasks with /router (cheap model for search, strong for code).
empryo --list-providers # see what's configured
empryo --list-models anthropic # see available models for one provider