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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "567-labs-instructor--switch-llm-providers-with-instructor-from-provider",
 "repo": "567-labs/instructor",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/567-labs/instructor",
 "repo_slug": "567-labs-instructor",
 "title": "Run the same extraction on OpenAI, Anthropic or local Ollama",
 "page_title": "How to run the same extraction on OpenAI, Anthropic or local Ollama with Instructor",
 "summary": "Swap providers by changing one string in from_provider while the rest of the code stays the same.",
 "who": "A team comparing providers on cost and quality, or moving to a local model.",
 "problem": "Every provider has a different API shape for structured output.",
 "outcome": "One extraction function that runs on several providers.",
 "steps": [
  "Install with `uv add instructor` or `poetry add instructor`",
  "Create clients like Instructor.from_provider(\"ollama/llama3.2\") or Instructor.from_provider(\"openai/gpt-4o\")",
  "Call the same client.chat.completions.create with your response_model on each",
  "Compare accuracy and cost across providers"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "With 567-labs/instructor, write a script that runs one extraction on instructor.from_provider(\"openai/gpt-4o\") and instructor.from_provider(\"ollama/llama3.2\") over <my 20 samples>, and reports where they disagree.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the 567-labs/instructor README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Python with pip, uv or poetry. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python with pip, uv or poetry",
  "An API key for your provider, or a local Ollama install",
  "Basic Pydantic knowledge"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Passing api_key directly is supported, but keep keys in environment variables, not in code."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.9,
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