feat: Add chatapi.akash.network to available list of model providers (FREE LLAMA API ACCESS!)

[MbBrainz]

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Risks

Low, new model added

Background

Most developers don't have in-house hardware to run models like LLAMA3.1-405B and so they'll have some sort of server setup. This usually costs money, however there exists a free option today: chatapi.akash.network. This is an openAI api compatible api that runs standard LLMs like llama3.1-405B and llama3.3-70B for free!

The official announcement of the public release: https://x.com/akashnet_/status/1814018478845616362
You can get your api key here: https://chatapi.akash.network

What does this PR do?

Adds a new model provider to the list of model providers

What kind of change is this?

Features

Why are we doing this? Any context or related work?

Im a big fan of the work of akash.network and I've been using this service myself for a while now. Its great to have access to bigger models for testing without risking huge token spends on your personal creditcard

Documentation changes needed?

My changes do not require a change to the project documentation. The env variables are added in the .env.example including the relevant links to where to get the key and how it works.

Testing

I tested it by following the steps below and got the following result:

Where should a reviewer start?

Follow the test steps below (should be really easy!)

Detailed testing steps

Easiest way to test is to do the following:

1. clone repo
2. Go to https://chatapi.akash.network and request a new api key (no email required, optional)
3. run cp .env.example .env in the root and set the api key here
   https://github.com/MbBrainz/eliza/blob/de87bfaa308091ff14ff488f5a446cf72b8904c4/.env.example#L234C1-L238C73
4. change the model provider in ./packages/core/src/defaultCharacter.ts to modelProvider: ModelProviderName.AKASH_CHAT_API,
5. run pnpm build & pnpm start
6. send a msg and verify if the model is akash_chat_api and if it responds
   7 ✅

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MbBrainz

[mcp97]

LGTM - amazing that it is free thanks for doing this!

[MbBrainz]

You're more than welcome! Looking forward to contribute more.