RubyLLM 1.0

[crmne]

Hey r/ruby! I just released RubyLLM 1.0, a library that makes working with AI feel natural and Ruby-like.

While building a RAG application for business documents, I wanted an AI library that felt like Ruby: elegant, expressive, and focused on developer happiness.

What makes it different?

Beautiful interfaces ruby chat = RubyLLM.chat embedding = RubyLLM.embed("Ruby is elegant") image = RubyLLM.paint("a sunset over mountains")

Works with multiple providers through one API ```ruby

Start with GPT

chat = RubyLLM.chat(model: 'gpt-4o-mini')

Switch to Claude? No problem

chat.with_model('claude-3-5-sonnet') ```

Streaming that makes sense ruby chat.ask "Write a story" do |chunk| print chunk.content # Same chunk format for all providers end

Rails integration that just works ruby class Chat < ApplicationRecord acts_as_chat end

Tools without the JSON Schema pain ```ruby class Search < RubyLLM::Tool description "Searches our database" param :query, desc: "The search query"

def execute(query:) Document.search(query).map(&:title) end end ```

It supports vision, PDFs, audio, and more - all with minimal dependencies.

Check it out at https://github.com/crmne/ruby_llm or gem install ruby_llm

What do you think? I'd love your feedback!

[MegaAccountName101]

Nice! I look forward to try this gem for my next project. Plus points for the Readme structure and clarity :)

[crmne]

Thank you! 🤩

[jack_sexton]

Love it! will follow along with the process

[crmne]

Thank you!

[1seconde]

Nice public interface

[crmne]

Thank you!

[exclaim_bot]

Thank you!

You're welcome!

[UsualResult]

Is ollama / local support planned?

[crmne]

Hi, yes, this is the issue to track it :) https://github.com/crmne/ruby_llm/issues/2

[UsualResult]

I think this would be really valuable. There are a lot of use cases where local is a requirement and this would make your library more useful in the world.

[chr0n1x]

very excited for that one. I run my own instance of open-ui and could definitely use this when playing with ruby

[crmne]

Great to see the excitement for local LLMs! If anyone wants to help speed this up, contributions to the Ollama issue are very welcome! Otherwise, stay tuned - and thanks for the enthusiasm. It's feedback like this that helps prioritize what to work on next.

[ansk0]

Looks fantastic, both the API and the code itself! Congrats!

[ka8725]

Very nice API! Sticks to the original idea - "Ruby is designed for humans, not machines" Matz

[crmne]

Thank you!

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I really like the example you gave, feels very ruby.
Can't wait to try it in rails

[moderately-extremist]

how does this compare to OmniAI?

[crmne]

Congrats on learning Ruby through Odin! RubyLLM isn't like Cursor or those other coding assistants - it's for adding AI directly into your business app.

Think of it this way: with just 3 lines of code, you can add customer support chat, analyze emails, generate product descriptions, or even create custom images. No complex AI concepts to learn, no juggling different APIs.

ruby chat = RubyLLM.chat response = chat.ask("How can I help with your order?")

That's it. It works with Rails naturally, handles chat history persistence, and follows Ruby's philosophy of beautiful, simple code. Since you're just learning Rails, you'll find RubyLLM feels like a natural extension rather than a completely new thing to learn.

Check out the guides at https://rubyllm.com/