Cerebras OpenAI

Use Cerebras via OpenAI-compatible interface in Kern agents.

OpenAI-Compatible Integration

Cerebras can also be used via an OpenAI-compatible interface, making it easy to integrate with tools and libraries that expect the OpenAI API.

Using the OpenAI-Compatible Class

The CerebrasOpenAI class provides an OpenAI-style interface for Cerebras models:

First, install openai:

1uv pip install openai

1from kern.agent import Agent
2from kern.models.cerebras import CerebrasOpenAI
3
4agent = Agent(
5    model=CerebrasOpenAI(
6        id="llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct",  # Model ID to use
7        # base_url="https://api.cerebras.ai", # Optional: default endpoint for Cerebras
8    ),
9    markdown=True,
10)
11
12# Print the response in the terminal
13agent.print_response("write a two sentence horror story")

Configuration Options

The CerebrasOpenAI class accepts the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
`id`	str	Model identifier (e.g., "llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct")	Required
`name`	str	Display name for the model	"Cerebras"
`provider`	str	Provider name	"Cerebras"
`api_key`	str	API key (falls back to CEREBRAS_API_KEY environment variable)	None
`base_url`	str	URL of the Cerebras OpenAI-compatible endpoint	"https://api.cerebras.ai"

CerebrasOpenAI also supports the parameters of OpenAI.

Examples

View more examples here.