What’s Coming in 2025: AI systems via AI API

Raido Linde
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January 24, 2025

As we enter 2025, a new trend is shaping AI evolution called AI API. It is a new approach for businesses that need AI features fast. It promises to democratize, simplify, and secure AI integration.

In this article, we will explore this AI API shift, compare these with OpenAI API, and discuss the benefits they bring to businesses. Discover how your business can start using AI via API.

What is Advanced AI API?

Before we answer that question, we will explore what API and AI API are. By doing so, you will better understand what advanced AI API is.

API

API stands for Application Programming Interface. Their function is to create a connection between two or more software. For example, allow applications to share data or perform certain functions with other applications.

AI API

AI API stands for Artificial Intelligence Application Programming Interface, which means bringing AI capabilities to another application. These are useful when you only need a specific feature, such as a single machine learning, natural processing, or generative AI feature - for example, integrating single foundational model processing capabilities into your product.

Advanced AI API

These are complete AI systems offered via API. They provide comprehensive AI functionalities using various models, techniques, and enterprise security standards. Think of it as an enterprise AI platform with specific services delivered via API. It is simple yet powerful.

Why is the AI API the Next Big Thing?

The AI Boom is moving faster than any other technological breakthrough. Changes are happening in weeks, not months or years. To keep up with these fast-moving cycles, companies must change and adapt quickly or face the consequence of staying behind.

Therefore, companies need new ways to integrate AI. One way is using ready-made AI solutions that work out of the box and ability to use them instantly.

It is the missing puzzle that API bridges. By using AI solutions via API, businesses can connect AI to any existing or new application faster than ever.

How is ConfidentialMind AI API Different From OpenAI API?

OpenAI is a private AI provider where you get their private language models API. It gives you basic LLM capabilities with limited configuration options. The real issue is that you can not access the backend of their system. So, you have no control over how, what, and where models process your and your clients' sensitive data.

The ConfidentialMind AI platform that provides AI API is completely different because you can host the underlying infrastructure on your on-premises, private or public cloud, or edge environment. So you can fully control the technology and safeguard your sensitive data. Also, as the platform uses open-source LLM models to process data on-premises, you can comply with regulations such as the EU AI Act, GDPR, and government mandates for keeping data AI locally.

Key differences

Feature OpenAI API ConfidentialMind AI API
Models Private Open-source
Scope General AI/ML tasks Compound AI systems
Customization Limited Unlimited
AI integration Single AI capability Multi-AI capabilities
Deployment Hosted by the provider Hosted by you - On-premises, private/public cloud, edge or hybrid

How Advanced AI API Works

You connect any AI system to your application via an API. Here is how it works:

Create an API: Choose the capability you want to add to your application and create an API for it.

Choose AI use-case: The ConfidentialMind platform automatically choses the correct AI system for it.

Connect: Point the API to your application using the URL and credentials.

Send a Request: Start sending application data (like text, information from PDFs, or numbers) to the AI system.

AI Processing: The system will process your data using advanced AI and machine learning algorithms.

Get a Response: The API returns the results to your application.

Use the Output: Your application can use the response to enhance its features, automate tasks, or provide insights for decision-making.

Benefits of AI API

Forget building from scratch – with an AI API, you can skip years of costly development of underlying technology and have instant access to advanced AI functionality.

Faster time to market – Add AI capabilities to your existing or new application quickly, allowing you to meet customer demands faster than competitors and stay ahead of the market.

Simple setup – AI APIs are as simple as click-and-deploy. For example, deploy RAG applications or AI agents with one click.

Democratizing AI – Systems built using open-source LLM models and delivered via API allow businesses to control each part of the technology without being vendor-locked.

Types of AI APIs

Any AI product can be delivered via API, but in our experience, the most beneficial systems are:

  • RAG
  • GraphRag
  • ASG
  • AI Agents
  • Foundational models

Read more about AI APIs to find out what use cases and benefits each has for businesses.

Conclusion

We live in a world where AI is changing at unprecedented speed. Therefore, businesses must adopt AI quickly to avoid falling behind. This has led to the development of AI APIs, which allow you to integrate LLM capabilities and AI systems, such as RAG applications or agents, effortlessly. With the ConfidentialMind platform, you can even host these systems in your environment, regardless of your choice. This is the only way to democratize, simplify, and secure AI workflows.

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