Skip to main contentğŸ¦œï¸�ğŸ”— LangChainDocsUse casesIntegrationsAPILangSmithJS/TS DocsCTRLKGet startedIntroductionInstallationQuickstartModulesModel I/â€‹OData connectionChainsMemoryAgentsCallbacksModulesGuidesEvaluationDebuggingDeploymentTemplate reposLangSmithModel ComparisonEcosystemAdditional resourcesGuidesDeploymentOn this pageDeploymentIn today's fast-paced technological landscape, the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) is rapidly expanding. As a result, it's crucial for developers to understand how to effectively deploy these models in production environments. LLM interfaces typically fall into two categories:Case 1: Utilizing External LLM Providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
In this scenario, most of the computational burden is handled by the LLM providers, while LangChain simplifies the implementation of business logic around these services. This approach includes features such as prompt templating, chat message generation, caching, vector embedding database creation, preprocessing, etc.Case 2: Self-hosted Open-Source Models