Skip to main content Overview Model provider tools are native capabilities provided directly by AI model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google). These tools are executed by the provider’s infrastructure rather than the Upsonic framework, offering provider-optimized performance and specialized features.
Key Characteristics
Provider-Executed : Run on model provider infrastructure, not in your codeNative Integration : Deep integration with model capabilitiesSpecialized Features : Provider-specific optimizations and configurationsAutomatic Rate Limiting : Provider-managed execution and rate limitingSequential Execution : Always executed sequentially by the provider
Feature Custom Tools Model Provider Tools Execution Upsonic Framework Provider Infrastructure Configuration Full Support Provider-Specific Only Parallelization ✅ Supported ❌ Always Sequential Caching ✅ Configurable ❌ Provider-Managed Retries ✅ Configurable ❌ Provider-Managed Hooks ✅ Supported ❌ Not Supported
Provider Compatibility Tool OpenAI Responses Anthropic Google Azure OpenAI WebSearchTool ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ CodeExecutionTool ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ UrlContextTool ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ImageGenerationTool ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ MemoryTool ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ MCPServerTool ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Important Notes For OpenAI:
✅ Use openai-responses/gpt-4o for model provider tools
❌ Do NOT use openai/gpt-4o (standard chat completion model)
For Azure OpenAI:
❌ Model provider tools are NOT supported
✅ Use custom tools instead with azure/gpt-4o
For Anthropic:
✅ Full support for WebSearchTool, CodeExecutionTool, MemoryTool, and MCPServerTool
For Google:
✅ Full support including exclusive UrlContextTool
