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I built a chatbot. I used one AI provider. The API failed. My app died. I had no plan.
One provider is a risk.
Try-catch blocks are not enough. You need different API keys. You need different request formats. You need to handle rate limits.
Build a router. A router hides differences between AI services.
How to build it:
- Create one standard response shape.
- Make a provider class for each AI service.
- Use a router to switch providers when one fails.
Benefits:
- Your app stays online.
- You avoid rate limits.
- You balance traffic.
Trade-offs:
- You pay more subscriptions.
- AI quality varies.
- Delay increases during failures.
Plan for failure at 3 AM. Your app must stay alive.
How do you handle AI outages?