Rauch: Vercel AI SDK is second largest AI module behind OpenAI
Guillermo Rauch · Guillermo Rauch: Why Software Development Will Never Be the Same · Jun 26, 2025 · at 1:18:40
Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, details the rapid developer adoption of the open-source Vercel AI SDK.
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“It's the second largest AI module behind OpenAI.”
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