Big-AGI Documentation

Information you need to get started, configure, and use big-AGI productively.

👉 Changelog - See what's new

Getting Started

Essential guides:

How to set up AI models and features in big-AGI.

👉 The following applies to users of big-AGI.com, as the public instance is empty and requires user configuration.

Cloud AI Services:
- Easy API key configuration: Alibaba, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Deepseek, Google Gemini, Groq, Mistral, Moonshot, OpenAI, OpenPipe, Perplexity, TogetherAI, xAI, Z.ai
- Azure OpenAI guide
- OpenRouter guide
- OpenAI-compatible endpoints: Any provider with an OpenAI-compatible API works out of the box - models, pricing, and capabilities are auto-detected
Local AI Integrations:
- LocalAI, LM Studio, Ollama
Enhanced AI Features:
- Web Browsing: Enable web page download through third-party services or your own cloud
- Web Search: Google Search API (see 'Environment Variables')
- Image Generation: GPT Image (gpt-image-1), Nano Banana, DALL·E 3 and 2
- Voice Synthesis: ElevenLabs, Inworld, OpenAI TTS, LocalAI, or browser Web Speech API
- Google Drive: Attach files from Google Drive

👉 The following applies to developers and experts who deploy their own big-AGI instance.

For deploying a custom big-AGI instance:

Installation Guide, including:
- Set up your own big-AGI instance
- Source build or pre-built options
- Local, cloud, or on-premises deployment
Advanced Setup:
- Source Code Customization: Modify the source code
- Access Control: Optional, add basic user authentication
- Reverse Proxy: Optional, enables custom domains and SSL
- Docker Deployment: Deploy with Docker containers
- Kubernetes: Deploy on Kubernetes clusters
- Analytics: Set up usage analytics
- Environment Variables: Pre-configures models and services

Let's build something great.