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OpenAI Compatibility

Use your existing OpenAI code with just a base URL change.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "venice-uncensored",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello World!"}]
  }'

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Access chat, image generation (generate/upscale/edit), audio (TTS), and characters.

Chat Completions

Text + reasoningVision, tool use, streaming

Image Generation

Generate, upscale, and editModels for styles, quality, and uncensored

Audio Synthesis

Text → speech60+ multilingual voices

AI Characters

Characters APICreate, list, and chat with personas

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Popular Models

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Venice Large 1.1

Flagship model for deep reasoning and production agents.Model ID: qwen3-235b Base: Qwen 3 235B (Venice‑tuned) Context: 131k • Modalities: Text → TextUse cases

Agent planning and tool use
Complex code & system design
Long‑context reasoning

{"model":"qwen3-235b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Plan a zero‑downtime DB migration in 3 steps"}]}

Venice Uncensored

Unfiltered generationModel ID: venice-uncensoredBase model: Venice Uncensored 1.1Context: 32k • Best for: uncensored creative, red‑team testing

{"model":"venice-uncensored","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Write an unfiltered analysis of content moderation policies"}]}

Venice Medium 3.1

Vision + toolsModel ID: mistral-31-24bBase model: Mistral 3.1 24BContext: 131k • Supports: Vision, Function calling, image analysis

{"model":"mistral-31-24b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Describe this image"}]}

Venice Small

Fast and cost‑efficientModel ID: qwen3-4bBase model: Qwen 3 4BContext: 40k • Best for: chatbots, classification, light reasoning

{"model":"qwen3-4b","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Summarize:"}]}

Venice SD35

Image generationModel ID: venice-sd35Base model: SD3.5 LargeBest for: Text‑to‑image, photorealism, product shots, light upscaling

{"model":"venice-sd35","prompt":"a serene canal in venice at sunset"}

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Extend models with built‑in tools

Toggle on compatible models using venice_parameters or model suffixes

Web Search

Real‑time web results

Reasoning Mode

Advanced reasoning

Vision Processing

Image understanding

Function Calling

Tool use / APIs

Web Search Code Samples

Enable real-time web search with citations on all text models. Get up-to-date information from the internet and include source citations in responses. Works with any Venice text model.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-235b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What are the latest developments in AI?"}],
    "venice_parameters": {
      "enable_web_search": "auto"
    }
  }'

Reasoning Mode Code Samples

Advanced step-by-step reasoning with visible thinking process. Available on reasoning models: qwen3-4b, qwen3-235b. Shows detailed problem-solving steps in <think> tags.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-235b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Solve: If x + 2y = 10 and 3x - y = 5, what are x and y?"}],
    "venice_parameters": {
      "strip_thinking_response": false
    }
  }'

Vision Processing Code Samples

Image understanding and multimodal analysis. Available on vision models: mistral-31-24b. Upload images via base64 data URIs or URLs for analysis, description, and reasoning.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mistral-31-24b",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
          {"type": "text", "text": "What do you see in this image?"},
          {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,..."}}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }'

Function Calling Code Samples

Tool use and external API integration. Available on function calling models: qwen3-235b, qwen3-4b, mistral-31-24b, llama-3.2-3b, llama-3.3-70b. Define tools for the model to call external APIs, databases, or custom functions.

curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-235b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "What is the weather like in New York?"}],
    "tools": [
      {
        "type": "function",
        "function": {
          "name": "get_weather",
          "description": "Get current weather for a location",
          "parameters": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "location": {"type": "string", "description": "City name"}
            },
            "required": ["location"]
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Available Parameters

Parameter	Options	Description
`enable_web_search`	`off`, `on`, `auto`	Enable real-time web search
`enable_web_citations`	`true`, `false`	Include citations in web search results
`strip_thinking_response`	`true`, `false`	Hide reasoning steps from response
`disable_thinking`	`true`, `false`	Disable reasoning mode entirely
`include_venice_system_prompt`	`true`, `false`	Include Venice system prompts
`character_slug`	string	Use a specific AI character

Additional parameters available for advanced use cases like streaming search results and LangChain integration. View all parameters →

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Getting Started

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API Reference

Complete API documentation and endpoints

Postman Collection

Ready-to-use API examples and testing

AI Agents

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Venice’s API is rapidly evolving. Join our Discord to provide feedback and request new features. Your input shapes our development roadmap.

These docs are open source and can be contributed to on Github. For additional guidance, see our blog post: “How to use Venice API”

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Venice AI

The AI platform that doesn’t spy on you

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Chat Completions

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Venice Large 1.1

Venice Uncensored

Venice Medium 3.1

Venice Small

Venice SD35

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Web Search

Reasoning Mode

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AI Agents

Overview

Guides

​The AI platform that doesn’t spy on you

Start Building

View Models

API Reference

​OpenAI Compatibility

​Build with Venice APIs

Chat Completions

Image Generation

Audio Synthesis

AI Characters

​Popular Models

Venice Large 1.1

Venice Uncensored

Venice Medium 3.1

Venice Small

Venice SD35

​Extend models with built‑in tools

Web Search

Reasoning Mode

Vision Processing

Function Calling

​Available Parameters

​Pricing Options

Pro subscription

Buy DIEM

Pay-as-you-go (USD)

​Start building today

Getting Started

API Reference

Postman Collection

AI Agents

The AI platform that doesn’t spy on you

OpenAI Compatibility

Build with Venice APIs

Popular Models

Extend models with built‑in tools

Available Parameters

Pricing Options

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