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# Camel.models.model factory

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## ModelFactory

```python theme={"system"}
class ModelFactory:
```

<a id="camel.models.model_factory.ModelFactory.create" />

### create

```python theme={"system"}
def create(
    model_platform: Union[ModelPlatformType, str],
    model_type: Union[ModelType, str, UnifiedModelType],
    model_config_dict: Optional[Dict] = None,
    token_counter: Optional[BaseTokenCounter] = None,
    api_key: Optional[str] = None,
    url: Optional[str] = None,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    max_retries: int = 3,
    client: Optional[Any] = None,
    async_client: Optional[Any] = None,
    **kwargs
):
```

Creates an instance of `BaseModelBackend` of the specified type.

**Parameters:**

* **model\_platform** (Union\[ModelPlatformType, str]): Platform from which the model originates. Can be a string or ModelPlatformType enum.
* **model\_type** (Union\[ModelType, str, UnifiedModelType]): Model for which a backend is created. Can be a string, ModelType enum, or UnifiedModelType.
* **model\_config\_dict** (Optional\[Dict]): A dictionary that will be fed into the backend constructor. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **token\_counter** (Optional\[BaseTokenCounter], optional): Token counter to use for the model. If not provided, :obj:`OpenAITokenCounter(ModelType.GPT_4O_MINI)` will be used if the model platform didn't provide official token counter. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **api\_key** (Optional\[str], optional): The API key for authenticating with the model service. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **url** (Optional\[str], optional): The url to the model service. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **timeout** (Optional\[float], optional): The timeout value in seconds for API calls. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **max\_retries** (int, optional): Maximum number of retries for API calls. (default: :obj:`3`)
* **client** (Optional\[Any], optional): A custom synchronous client instance. Supported by models that use OpenAI-compatible APIs . The client should implement the appropriate client interface for the platform. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **async\_client** (Optional\[Any], optional): A custom asynchronous client instance. Supported by models that use OpenAI-compatible APIs. The client should implement the appropriate async client interface for the platform. (default: :obj:`None`) \*\*kwargs: Additional model-specific parameters that will be passed to the model constructor. For example, Azure OpenAI models may require `api_version`, `azure_deployment_name`, `azure_ad_token_provider`, and `azure_ad_token`.

**Returns:**

BaseModelBackend: The initialized backend.

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### \_\_parse\_model\_platform

```python theme={"system"}
def __parse_model_platform(cls, model_platform_str: str):
```

Parses a string and returns the corresponding ModelPlatformType
enum.

**Parameters:**

* **model\_platform\_str** (str): The platform name as a string. Can be in the form "ModelPlatformType.`<NAME>`" or simply "`<NAME>`".

**Returns:**

ModelPlatformType: The matching enum value.

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### \_\_load\_yaml

```python theme={"system"}
def __load_yaml(cls, filepath: str):
```

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### \_\_load\_json

```python theme={"system"}
def __load_json(cls, filepath: str):
```

Loads and parses a JSON file into a dictionary.

**Parameters:**

* **filepath** (str): Path to the JSON configuration file.

**Returns:**

Dict: The parsed JSON content as a dictionary.

<a id="camel.models.model_factory.ModelFactory.create_from_yaml" />

### create\_from\_yaml

```python theme={"system"}
def create_from_yaml(cls, filepath: str):
```

Creates and returns a model base backend instance
from a YAML configuration file.

**Parameters:**

* **filepath** (str): Path to the YAML file containing model configuration.

**Returns:**

BaseModelBackend: An instance of the model backend based on the
configuration.

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### create\_from\_json

```python theme={"system"}
def create_from_json(cls, filepath: str):
```

Creates and returns a base model backend instance
from a JSON configuration file.

**Parameters:**

* **filepath** (str): Path to the JSON file containing model configuration.

**Returns:**

BaseModelBackend: An instance of the model backend based on the
configuration.