No worries, the API key is the toughest part here, so it makes sense.
I'll make a detailed setup video soon, but the gist is you request an API key from OpenAI or run LM Studio somewhere on your main PC or home network.
If you request an API key, you'll also have to add whatever amount in funds to the account- so this is the money that is consumed when you make API calls and it's something like a penny per message, or now that I'm adding Vision, the requests for image analysis are maybe $0.03 each. But talking to GPT like this is far cheaper than a $15 month subscription and I'm trying to get it it match the functionality you can get through your usual GPT interaction. The API key needs to be saved into a specific spot on your PC that my software looks at to read from. I will add a mechanism to setup this key at the required location for you, but I need to be sure not to break an existing key that is properly setup with it all the same. So I'll come along to help with the API issue soon for more users.
If you're using LM Studio or want private offline conversations, you need a local PC powerful enough to run LM Studio + whatever model you choose from the software (you'll find various models that specialize in different tasks, like coding or roleplaying to choose from). With LM Studio running a local server, Ami needs an IP address to connect to and you can inference with the local LLM through Ami.
The Elevenlab API key is optional, but for people who have Elevenlabs, you add the API key the same way you do the OpenAI key. As long as the system variable holding the API key is named what OpenAI and Elevenlabs tell you to name it, my software will find the key all the same.
But if you don't have OpenAI keys or Elevenlab keys, you can still use LM Studio + Offline TTS.
After Ami makes enough money, I can setup a server and establish a connection on behalf of the user in a fashion that requires no API key. But until I can afford the servers, this seems the best I can do to make it as cheap and accessable as possible.
So it'll get easier eventually, but for now it's a little technical and I'll try to help with that fact.
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sorry but my dumb brain cant make sense of the key stuff can you give me a rundown? are the keys required?
No worries, the API key is the toughest part here, so it makes sense.
I'll make a detailed setup video soon, but the gist is you request an API key from OpenAI or run LM Studio somewhere on your main PC or home network.
If you request an API key, you'll also have to add whatever amount in funds to the account- so this is the money that is consumed when you make API calls and it's something like a penny per message, or now that I'm adding Vision, the requests for image analysis are maybe $0.03 each. But talking to GPT like this is far cheaper than a $15 month subscription and I'm trying to get it it match the functionality you can get through your usual GPT interaction. The API key needs to be saved into a specific spot on your PC that my software looks at to read from. I will add a mechanism to setup this key at the required location for you, but I need to be sure not to break an existing key that is properly setup with it all the same. So I'll come along to help with the API issue soon for more users.
If you're using LM Studio or want private offline conversations, you need a local PC powerful enough to run LM Studio + whatever model you choose from the software (you'll find various models that specialize in different tasks, like coding or roleplaying to choose from). With LM Studio running a local server, Ami needs an IP address to connect to and you can inference with the local LLM through Ami.
The Elevenlab API key is optional, but for people who have Elevenlabs, you add the API key the same way you do the OpenAI key. As long as the system variable holding the API key is named what OpenAI and Elevenlabs tell you to name it, my software will find the key all the same.
But if you don't have OpenAI keys or Elevenlab keys, you can still use LM Studio + Offline TTS.
After Ami makes enough money, I can setup a server and establish a connection on behalf of the user in a fashion that requires no API key. But until I can afford the servers, this seems the best I can do to make it as cheap and accessable as possible.
So it'll get easier eventually, but for now it's a little technical and I'll try to help with that fact.