Model Providers

Mastra provides a unified interface for working with LLMs across multiple providers, giving you access to 791 models from 46 providers through a single API.

Features

• One API for any model - Access any model without having to install and manage additional provider dependencies.

• Access the newest AI - Use new models the moment they’re released, no matter which provider they come from. Avoid vendor lock-in with Mastra’s provider-agnostic interface.

• Mix and match models - Use different models for different tasks. For example, run GPT-4o-mini for large-context processing, then switch to Claude Opus 4.1 for reasoning tasks.

• Model fallbacks - If a provider experiences an outage, Mastra can automatically switch to another provider at the application level, minimizing latency compared to API gateways.

Basic usage

Whether you’re using OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or a gateway like OpenRouter, specify the model as "provider/model-name" and Mastra handles the rest.

Mastra reads the relevant environment variable (e.g. ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) and routes requests to the provider. If an API key is missing, you’ll get a clear runtime error showing exactly which variable to set.

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
  model: "openai/gpt-5"
})

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent", 
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
  model: "anthropic/claude-4-5-sonnet"
})

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
  model: "google/gemini-2.5-flash"
})

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant",
  model: "xai/grok-4"
})

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  instructions: "You are a helpful assistant", 
  model: "openrouter/anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5"
})

Model directory

Browse the directory of available models using the navigation on the left, or explore below.

Gateways

OpenRouter

Netlify

Vercel

Providers

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google

+ 40 more

You can also discover models directly in your editor. Mastra provides full autocomplete for the model field - just start typing, and your IDE will show available options.

Alternatively, browse and test models in the Playground UI.

Mix and match models

Some models are faster but less capable, while others offer larger context windows or stronger reasoning skills. Use different models from the same provider, or mix and match across providers to fit each task.

import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
// Use a cost-effective model for document processing
const documentProcessor = new Agent({
  name: "document-processor",
  instructions: "Extract and summarize key information from documents",
  model: "openai/gpt-4o-mini" 
})
 
// Use a powerful reasoning model for complex analysis
const reasoningAgent = new Agent({
  name: "reasoning-agent", 
  instructions: "Analyze data and provide strategic recommendations",
  model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-1"
})

Dynamic model selection

Since models are just strings, you can select them dynamically based on runtime context, variables, or any other logic.

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "dynamic-assistant",
  model: ({ runtimeContext }) => {
    const provider = runtimeContext.get("provider-id");
    const model = runtimeContext.get("model-id");
    return `${provider}/${model}`;
  },
});

This enables powerful patterns:

• A/B testing - Compare model performance in production.
• User-selectable models - Let users choose their preferred model in your app.
• Multi-tenant applications - Each customer can bring their own API keys and model preferences.

Provider-specific options

Different model providers expose their own configuration options. With OpenAI, you might adjust the reasoningEffort. With Anthropic, you might tune cacheControl. Mastra lets you set these specific providerOptions either at the agent level or per message.

// Agent level (apply to all future messages)
const planner = new Agent({
  instructions: {
    role: "system",
    content: "You are a helpful assistant.",
    providerOptions: {
      openai: { reasoningEffort: "low" }
    }
  },
  model: "openai/o3-pro",
});
 
const lowEffort = 
  await planner.generate("Plan a simple 3 item dinner menu");
 
// Message level (apply only to this message)
const highEffort = await planner.generate([
  {
    role: "user",
    content: "Plan a simple 3 item dinner menu for a celiac",
    providerOptions: {
      openai: { reasoningEffort: "high" }
    }
  }
]);

Custom headers

If you need to specify custom headers, such as an organization ID or other provider-specific fields, use this syntax.

const agent = new Agent({
  name: "custom-agent",
  model: {
    id: "openai/gpt-4-turbo",
    apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
    headers: {
      "OpenAI-Organization": "org-abc123"
    }
  }
});

Model fallbacks

Relying on a single model creates a single point of failure for your application. Model fallbacks provide automatic failover between models and providers. If the primary model becomes unavailable, requests are retried against the next configured fallback until one succeeds.

import { Agent } from '@mastra/core';
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'resilient-assistant',
  instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant.',
  model: [
    {
      model: "openai/gpt-5",
      maxRetries: 3,
    },
    {
      model: "anthropic/claude-4-5-sonnet",
      maxRetries: 2,
    },
    {
      model: "google/gemini-2.5-pro",
      maxRetries: 2,
    },
  ],
});

Mastra tries your primary model first. If it encounters a 500 error, rate limit, or timeout, it automatically switches to your first fallback. If that fails too, it moves to the next. Each model gets its own retry count before moving on.

Your users never experience the disruption - the response comes back with the same format, just from a different model. The error context is preserved as the system moves through your fallback chain, ensuring clean error propagation while maintaining streaming compatibility.

Use AI SDK with Mastra

Mastra supports AI SDK provider modules, should you need to use them directly.

import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { Agent } from "@mastra/core";
 
const agent = new Agent({
  name: "my-agent",
  model: groq('gemma2-9b-it')
})

You can use an AI SDK model (e.g. groq('gemma2-9b-it')) anywhere that accepts a "provider/model" string, including within model router fallbacks and scorers.