OpenAI
Official TypeScript SDK for accessing OpenAI APIs including GPT and embeddings.
Model SDKs npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
362
2.9% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in model sdks
#1 of 15
by use in those projects
Downloads
43.2M
npm, last 7 days, openai
GitHub stars
11.2K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How OpenAI is used
OpenAI is a dependency in 362 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (2.9%), #1 of 15 in model sdks. The most used alternative there is AI SDK. Projects that use it most often also use dotenv (54.1%), Zod (53.0%), TypeScript (87.3%). It is more common in projects set up for Continue (12.7%) than for OpenAI Codex (2.9%).
Often used with OpenAI
| dotenv | 54.1% of OpenAI projects · 3.4× more than average |
|---|---|
| Zod | 53.0% of OpenAI projects · 3.1× more than average |
| TypeScript | 87.3% of OpenAI projects · 1.6× more than average |
| Next.js | 53.3% of OpenAI projects · 2.4× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 66.6% of OpenAI projects · 1.9× more than average |
| Lucide React | 50.3% of OpenAI projects · 2.5× more than average |
| React | 72.1% of OpenAI projects · 1.7× more than average |
| tsx | 34.3% of OpenAI projects · 3.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 5.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 4.0% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 3.2% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 9.1% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 4.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
| Continue | 12.7% of projects set up for it |
| Kiro | 5.5% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list OpenAI as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install openai |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (186), TypeScript / JavaScript (154), Python (17), React Native / Expo (2) |
| Example projects | apify/apify-mcp-server, 1600822305/AetherLink, 5pyj29s7cm-tech/LumiCore, adeze/raindrop-mcp, dabit3/x402-starter-kit |
Alternatives to OpenAI
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI SDK npm Vercel's unified SDK for building AI apps with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more. |
328 (2.6%) | 29.8M | 27.2K | Apache-2.0 |
| Google Generative AI npm Official SDK for Google Gemini API to build AI-powered applications. |
258 (2.0%) | 25.3M | 1,686 | Apache-2.0 |
| OpenAI Python Library pypi Official Python SDK to call OpenAI APIs including GPT models and embeddings. |
244 (1.9%) | 75.1M | 31.8K | — |
| Anthropic SDK npm Official TypeScript SDK for calling Claude API and building agent applications. |
211 (1.7%) | 46.5M | 2,136 | MIT |
| Anthropic Python SDK pypi Official Python library for calling Claude via the Anthropic API. |
115 (0.9%) | 40.9M | 3,954 | MIT |
| Google GenAI Python SDK pypi Official Python SDK for Google's generative AI models including Gemini. |
111 (0.9%) | 34.1M | 4,013 | — |
| Hugging Face Hub pypi Python client library for downloading and publishing models and datasets on Hugging Face. |
59 (0.5%) | 60M | 3,974 | Apache-2.0 |
| Transformers.js npm Run Hugging Face transformer models directly in browser without servers. |
34 (0.3%) | 3.9M | 16.3K | Apache-2.0 |