In this episode Tor and Chet chat with Raluca Saucic and Eugene Yakavets about the new "Bring Your Own Model" feature in Android Studio which allows using other models than Gemini for agent mode, including models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and more. We also discuss using local models via Ollama and LM Studio.
Resources:
Use a remote model → https://goo.gle/43N2Z5E
Use a local model → https://goo.gle/3Xij27V
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Bring your own model
4:13 - Bring your own key
7:24 - Anthropic model
13:17- How often do you need to remind the model of the context?
17:40 - Thinking vs planning
20:25 - What happens when the API needs to give multiple answers to a complex question?
24:14 - Supported models
31:18 - Are there any barriers when using a different model?
34:07 - Support for code completion
38:16 - GitHub's relationship with agents
44:35 - Using agents for development
56:36 - Studiobot
57:56 - Wrap up
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