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# Camel.models.ppio model

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## PPIOModel

```python theme={"system"}
class PPIOModel(OpenAICompatibleModel):
```

Constructor for PPIO backend with OpenAI compatibility.

**Parameters:**

* **model\_type** (Union\[ModelType, str]): Model for which a backend is created, supported model can be found here:
* **https**: //ppinfra.com/model-api/product/llm-api?utm\_source=github\_owl
* **model\_config\_dict** (Optional\[Dict\[str, Any]], optional): A dictionary that will be fed into:obj:`openai.ChatCompletion.create()`. If :obj:`None`, :obj:`PPIOConfig().as_dict()` will be used. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **api\_key** (Optional\[str], optional): The API key for authenticating with the PPIO service. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **url** (Optional\[str], optional): The url to the PPIO service. If not provided, "[https://api.ppinfra.com/v3/openai](https://api.ppinfra.com/v3/openai)" will be used. (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.
* **timeout** (Optional\[float], optional): The timeout value in seconds for API calls. If not provided, will fall back to the MODEL\_TIMEOUT environment variable or default to 180 seconds. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **max\_retries** (int, optional): Maximum number of retries for API calls. (default: :obj:`3`) \*\*kwargs (Any): Additional arguments to pass to the client initialization.

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### **init**

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