Build AI features the Ruby way

RubyLLM is the Ruby-native AI framework. Work with models, tools, and agents through one consistent API, in plain Ruby or Rails.

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17 providers. One Ruby API.

Build with the models you want. Move between hosted and local providers without rewriting your application, or connect an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

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Start with one line. Add files, tools, and agents

These examples use 2.0.0.rc4 (prerelease). Follow Getting Started to install it and configure the providers you want to try. For 1.x, use the stable-version docs.

# Just ask
RubyLLM.chat.ask "What's the best way to learn Ruby?"

# Ask about files with a model that supports their input types
chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: "gemini-3.7-flash")
chat.ask "What's in this image?", with: "ruby_conf.jpg"
chat.ask "What's happening in this video?", with: "video.mp4"
chat.ask "Describe this meeting", with: "meeting.wav"
chat.ask "Summarize this document", with: "contract.pdf"
chat.ask "Explain this code", with: "app.rb"

# Multiple files at once
chat.ask "Analyze these files", with: ["diagram.png", "report.pdf", "notes.txt"]

# Stream responses
chat.ask "Tell me a story about Ruby" do |chunk|
  print chunk.content
end

# Generate images
image = RubyLLM.paint "a sunset over mountains in watercolor style"
image.save "sunset.png"

# Generate videos
video = RubyLLM.animate "a paper boat sailing down a rainy gutter"
video.save "paper_boat.mp4"

# Create embeddings
embedding = RubyLLM.embed "Ruby is elegant and expressive"
embedding.vectors

# Rank search results
documents = ["Reset your password in Settings.", "Invoices arrive by email."]
ranked = RubyLLM.rerank("How do I reset my password?", documents, model: "rerank-v3.5")
ranked.results.first.document

# Transcribe audio to text
transcript = RubyLLM.transcribe "meeting.wav"
puts transcript.text

# Turn text into speech
speech = RubyLLM.speak "Hello, welcome to RubyLLM!"
speech.save "welcome.mp3"

# Extract document text as markdown
document = RubyLLM.ocr "contract.pdf"
puts document.markdown

# Check whether a moderation model flags content
RubyLLM.moderate("Some user-generated content").flagged?

# Let AI use your code
class Weather < RubyLLM::Tool
  description "Get current weather"

  def execute(latitude:, longitude:)
    url = "https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast?latitude=#{latitude}&longitude=#{longitude}&current=temperature_2m,wind_speed_10m"
    JSON.parse(Faraday.get(url).body)
  end
end

chat.with_tools(Weather).ask "What's the weather in Berlin?"

# Define an agent with instructions + tools
class WeatherAssistant < RubyLLM::Agent
  model "gpt-5.6-luna"
  instructions "Be concise and always use tools for weather."
  tools Weather
end

WeatherAssistant.new.ask "What's the weather in Berlin?"

# Get structured output
class ProductSchema < Schematist::Schema
  string :name
  number :price
  array :features do
    string
  end
end

response = chat.with_schema(ProductSchema).ask "Analyze this product", with: "product.txt"
response.parsed

A complete AI framework for Ruby

Agents, workflows, RAG, images, audio, and video. Built in, with usage tracking and Rails integration to bring them into your app.

• Chat: Conversational AI with RubyLLM.chat
• Vision: Analyze images and videos
• Audio: Transcribe speech with RubyLLM.transcribe and generate it with RubyLLM.speak
• Documents: Ask questions about PDFs, text files, and other supported formats
• OCR: Turn documents into markdown with RubyLLM.ocr
• Image generation: Create images with RubyLLM.paint
• Video generation: Create videos with RubyLLM.animate
• Embeddings: Generate embeddings with RubyLLM.embed
• Reranking: Order retrieval candidates by relevance with RubyLLM.rerank
• Moderation: Content flags, categories, and scores with RubyLLM.moderate
• Tools: Let AI call your Ruby methods
• Tool approval: Park a run until a human approves with requires_approval
• The agentic loop: Drive it yourself with ask_later, step, and complete?
• Server tools: Web search, code execution, and MCP connectors with with_server_tools
• Agents: Reusable assistants with RubyLLM::Agent
• Prompt templates: ERB prompts in app/prompts, rendered with RubyLLM.render_prompt
• Workflows: Correlate multi-agent runs in your telemetry with RubyLLM.workflow
• Structured output: Define a Ruby schema and read the result with response.parsed
• Streaming: Real-time responses with blocks
• Rails: Active Record persistence, Active Storage attachments, Hotwire streaming, and generators
• Files: Upload once and reuse across chats with RubyLLM.upload
• Prompt caching: Turn on the provider's cache with with_caching and cache_until_here
• Fallbacks and cancellation: Retry on backup models with with_fallbacks, stop a run with cancel
• Cost tracking: A per-attempt usage ledger behind chat.tokens and chat.cost
• Async: Fiber-based concurrency
• Model registry: Browse capabilities, limits, and pricing across providers
• Extended thinking: Control, view, and persist model deliberation
• Citations: Normalized source citations from documents, search, and grounding
• Batches: Provider-side batch processing with provider-specific discounts via RubyLLM.batch
• Compaction: Let providers condense long conversations with with_compaction
• Token counting: Count a request before you send it with count_tokens
• Providers: OpenAI, Azure, xAI, Anthropic, Gemini, VertexAI, Bedrock, Cohere, DeepSeek, Mistral, Ollama, Ollama Cloud, OpenRouter, Perplexity, GPUStack, ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and any OpenAI-compatible API

Installation

Install the 2.0 release candidate:

bundle add ruby_llm --version 2.0.0.rc4

Configure a provider in your script, or in config/initializers/ruby_llm.rb in Rails:

require 'ruby_llm'

RubyLLM.configure do |config|
  config.openai_api_key = ENV.fetch('OPENAI_API_KEY')
end

Configure the other providers used by the examples as needed: Gemini for files, xAI for video, Mistral for OCR, and Cohere for reranking. Getting Started shows each setup beside its example. If your app uses 1.16, follow the upgrade guide before deploying 2.0.

Feels at home in Rails

Save conversations with Active Record and stream replies with Hotwire. The generators give you a working chat UI. Watch the two-minute demo.

demo.mp4

# Install Rails Integration
bin/rails generate ruby_llm:install
bin/rails db:migrate
bin/rails ruby_llm:load_models

# Add Chat UI (optional)
bin/rails generate ruby_llm:chat_ui

class Chat < ApplicationRecord
  acts_as_chat
end

chat = Chat.create! model: "gpt-5.6-luna"
chat.ask "What's in this file?", with: "report.pdf"

Start your Rails server and visit http://localhost:3000/chats to try the chat interface. See the Rails guide for persistence, streaming, and background jobs.

AI coding assistants

Give your coding assistant the RubyLLM API and documentation that match your application. From your application directory, install the skill packaged with your gem:

npx skills add "$(bundle show ruby_llm)" --skill rubyllm

Choose your coding assistant and installation scope when prompted. See AI Coding Assistants for setup and updates.

Documentation

Guides · API reference · Models · Upgrading · 1.x docs

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Released under the MIT License.