# Chat Platforms

AI chat platforms provide conversational interfaces for interacting with AI models. Route these platforms through AI Gateway to access hundreds of models, track spend across all conversations, and monitor usage from a single dashboard.

## Why route chat platforms here?

| Benefit            | Without                              | With                            |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- |
| **Spend tracking** | Separate dashboards per provider     | Single unified view             |
| **Model access**   | Limited to platform defaults         | 200+ models from all providers  |
| **Billing**        | Multiple invoices, multiple accounts | One Vercel invoice              |
| **Observability**  | Limited or no visibility             | Full request traces and metrics |

## Supported platforms

### LibreChat

[LibreChat](https://librechat.ai) is an open-source, self-hosted AI chat platform. Configure it through the `librechat.yaml` file:

```yaml filename="librechat.yaml"
endpoints:
  custom:
    - name: "Vercel"
      apiKey: "${AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY}"
      baseURL: "https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
      models:
        fetch: true
```

Add your API key to `.env` and LibreChat will automatically fetch all available models.

See the [LibreChat documentation](/docs/ai-gateway/chat-platforms/librechat) for Docker setup.

### Clawd Bot

[Clawd Bot](https://clawd.bot) is a personal AI assistant that runs on your computer and connects to messaging platforms. It features a skills platform, browser control, and multi-agent support. Configure it through the onboarding wizard:

```bash
clawdbot onboard --install-daemon