SDKs vs Node.js Backend Proxy: One API Key, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini (Proxy Wins)
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Short answer: put a thin Node.js runtime in front of OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini when one server-side key, explicit model mapping, and one structured-output contract matter more than direct access to each provider; keep direct SDKs when contractual data controls must stay provider-specific. For a me…
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- 2026-08-25 18:05 · DEV Community — AI
SDKs vs Node.js Backend Proxy: One API Key, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini (Proxy Wins)