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Next.js + OpenAI API.
Next.js + OpenAI is a familiar stack for AI features. Different strengths than Anthropic — strong vision, good tools.
CategoryAI integration
Best forAI features in web apps
Why together · 01
Why this combo works.
OpenAI's structured outputs (response_format with JSON Schema) give deterministic outputs. Vision works on documents and images. Real-time API enables voice agents.
Setup
Install openai, route handlers for streaming, and explicit JSON schemas for structured tasks.
Gotchas
- Cache prompt prefixes via cached_tokens
- Vision is more expensive — minimize image resolution
- Real-time API has its own connection model
- Rate limits vary by org tier — watch them
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We use both Anthropic and OpenAI depending on the project. If you're going to ship on this stack, brief us. We can save you a few weeks of gotchas.
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