How Shopify built an AI stack that doesn't care which models survive (opens original article in a new tab)

Shopify developed an AI system that automatically switches between multiple providers to ensure reliability and flexibility.

• Shopify built an LLM proxy to give engineers access to multiple AI providers
• The proxy automatically switches to another provider if one fails or disappears
• Shopify's system handled the shutdown of Claude Fable 5 without panic
• Shopify's approach allows flexibility with AI models