| [Amazon Bedrock](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/) | Offers a variety of foundation models, including Claude, Jurassic-2, and others. **AWS environment variables must be set in advance, not configured through `goose configure`** | `AWS_PROFILE`, or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`, `AWS_REGION`, ... |
| [Amazon SageMaker TGI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/realtime-endpoints.html) | Run Text Generation Inference models through Amazon SageMaker endpoints. **AWS credentials must be configured in advance.** | `SAGEMAKER_ENDPOINT_NAME`, `AWS_REGION` (optional), `AWS_PROFILE` (optional) |
| [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/) | Offers Claude, an advanced AI model for natural language tasks. | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `ANTHROPIC_HOST` (optional) |
| [Databricks](https://www.databricks.com/) | Unified data analytics and AI platform for building and deploying models. | `DATABRICKS_HOST`, `DATABRICKS_TOKEN` |
| [Gemini](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs) | Advanced LLMs by Google with multimodal capabilities (text, images). | `GOOGLE_API_KEY` |
| [GCP Vertex AI](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai) | Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform, supporting Gemini and Claude models. **Credentials must be [configured in advance](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/authentication).** | `GCP_PROJECT_ID`, `GCP_LOCATION` and optional `GCP_MAX_RETRIES` (6), `GCP_INITIAL_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS` (5000), `GCP_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER` (2.0), `GCP_MAX_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS` (320_000). |
| [Ollama](https://ollama.com/) | Local model runner supporting Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek, and other open-source models. **Because this provider runs locally, you must first [download and run a model](/docs/getting-started/providers#local-llms).** | `OLLAMA_HOST` |
| [Ramalama](https://ramalama.ai/) | Local model using native [OCI](https://opencontainers.org/) container runtimes, [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/) tools, and supporting models as OCI artifacts. Ramalama API an compatible alternative to Ollama and can be used with the Goose Ollama provider. Supports Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek, and other open-source models. **Because this provider runs locally, you must first [download and run a model](/docs/getting-started/providers#local-llms).** | `OLLAMA_HOST` |
| [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/) | API gateway for unified access to various models with features like rate-limiting management. | `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` |
| [Snowflake](https://docs.snowflake.com/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/aisql#choosing-a-model) | Access the latest models using Snowflake Cortex services, including Claude models. **Requires a Snowflake account and programmatic access token (PAT)**. | `SNOWFLAKE_HOST`, `SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN` |
| [Venice AI](https://venice.ai/home) | Provides access to open source models like Llama, Mistral, and Qwen while prioritizing user privacy. **Requires an account and an [API key](https://docs.venice.ai/overview/guides/generating-api-key)**. | `VENICE_API_KEY`, `VENICE_HOST` (optional), `VENICE_BASE_PATH` (optional), `VENICE_MODELS_PATH` (optional) |
Goose also supports special "pass-through" providers that work with existing CLI tools, allowing you to use your subscriptions instead of paying per token:
| [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/cli) (`claude-code`) | Uses Anthropic's Claude CLI tool with your Claude Code subscription. Provides access to Claude with 200K context limit. | Claude CLI installed and authenticated, active Claude Code subscription |
| [Gemini CLI](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs) (`gemini-cli`) | Uses Google's Gemini CLI tool with your Google AI subscription. Provides access to Gemini with 1M context limit. | Gemini CLI installed and authenticated |
:::tip CLI Providers
CLI providers are cost-effective alternatives that use your existing subscriptions. They work differently from API providers as they execute CLI commands and integrate with the tools' native capabilities. See the [CLI Providers guide](/docs/guides/cli-providers) for detailed setup instructions.
You can explore more models by selecting a `provider` name under `Browse by Provider`. A link will appear, directing you to the provider's website. Once you've found the model you want, return to step 6 and paste the model name.
| `OPENAI_CUSTOM_HEADERS` | No | Additional headers to include in the request. Can be set via environment variable, configuration file, or CLI, in the format `HEADER_A=VALUE_A,HEADER_B=VALUE_B`. |
For enterprise deployments, you can pre-configure these values using environment variables or configuration files to ensure consistent governance across your organization.
Goose is a free and open source AI agent that you can start using right away, but not all supported [LLM Providers][providers] provide a free tier.
Below, we outline a couple of free options and how to get started with them.
:::warning Limitations
These free options are a great way to get started with Goose and explore its capabilities. However, you may need to upgrade your LLM for better performance.
:::
### Google Gemini
Google Gemini provides a free tier. To start using the Gemini API with Goose, you need an API Key from [Google AI studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey).
To set up Google Gemini with Goose, follow these steps:
Goose extensively uses tool calling, so models without it (e.g. `DeepSeek-r1`) can only do chat completion. If using models without tool calling, all Goose [extensions must be disabled](/docs/getting-started/using-extensions#enablingdisabling-extensions). As an alternative, you can use a [custom DeepSeek-r1 model](/docs/getting-started/providers#deepseek-r1) we've made specifically for Goose.
2. Run any Ollama [model supporting tool-calling](https://ollama.com/search?c=tools) or [GGUF format HuggingFace Model](https://huggingface.co/search/full-text?q=%22tools+support%22+%2B+%22gguf%22&type=model) :
:::warning Limited Support for models without tool calling
Goose extensively uses tool calling, so models without it (e.g. `DeepSeek-r1`) can only do chat completion. If using models without tool calling, all Goose [extensions must be disabled](/docs/getting-started/using-extensions#enablingdisabling-extensions). As an alternative, you can use a [custom DeepSeek-r1 model](/docs/getting-started/providers#deepseek-r1) we've made specifically for Goose.
:::
Example:
```sh
# NOTE: the --runtime-args="--jinja" flag is required for Ramalama to work with the Goose Ollama provider.
3. In a separate terminal window, configure with Goose:
```sh
goose configure
```
4. Choose to `Configure Providers`
```
┌ goose-configure
│
◆ What would you like to configure?
│ ● Configure Providers (Change provider or update credentials)
│ ○ Toggle Extensions
│ ○ Add Extension
└
```
5. Choose `Ollama` as the model provider since Ramalama is API compatible and can use the Goose Ollama provider
```
┌ goose-configure
│
◇ What would you like to configure?
│ Configure Providers
│
◆ Which model provider should we use?
│ ○ Anthropic
│ ○ Databricks
│ ○ Google Gemini
│ ○ Groq
│ ● Ollama (Local open source models)
│ ○ OpenAI
│ ○ OpenRouter
└
```
5. Enter the host where your model is running
:::info Endpoint
For the Ollama provider, if you don't provide a host, we set it to `localhost:11434`. When constructing the URL, we preprend `http://` if the scheme is not `http` or `https`. Since Ramalama's default port to serve on is 8080, we set `OLLAMA_HOST=http://0.0.0.0:8080`
:::
```
┌ goose-configure
│
◇ What would you like to configure?
│ Configure Providers
│
◇ Which model provider should we use?
│ Ollama
│
◆ Provider Ollama requires OLLAMA_HOST, please enter a value
│ http://0.0.0.0:8080
└
```
6. Enter the model you have running
```
┌ goose-configure
│
◇ What would you like to configure?
│ Configure Providers
│
◇ Which model provider should we use?
│ Ollama
│
◇ Provider Ollama requires OLLAMA_HOST, please enter a value
│ http://0.0.0.0:8080
│
◇ Enter a model from that provider:
│ qwen2.5
│
◇ Welcome! You're all set to explore and utilize my capabilities. Let's get started on solving your problems together!
Ollama provides open source LLMs, such as `DeepSeek-r1`, that you can install and run locally.
Note that the native `DeepSeek-r1` model doesn't support tool calling, however, we have a [custom model](https://ollama.com/michaelneale/deepseek-r1-goose) you can use with Goose.
:::warning
Note that this is a 70B model size and requires a powerful device to run smoothly.
:::
1. Download and install Ollama from [ollama.com](https://ollama.com/download).
2. In a terminal window, run the following command to install the custom DeepSeek-r1 model:
If you have any questions or need help with a specific provider, feel free to reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/block-opensource) or on the [Goose repo](https://github.com/block/goose).
