> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-service-account.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LiteLLM Basic

> Run a Hugging Face Mistral model through LiteLLM with sync, async, and streaming calls.

```python basic.py theme={null}
"""
Litellm Basic
=============

Cookbook example for `litellm/basic.py`.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.litellm import LiteLLM

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

openai_agent = Agent(
    model=LiteLLM(
        id="huggingface/mistralai/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.2",
        top_p=0.95,
    ),
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    openai_agent.print_response("Whats happening in France?")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    openai_agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story", stream=True)

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(openai_agent.aprint_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story"))

    # --- Async + Streaming ---
    asyncio.run(
        openai_agent.aprint_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story", stream=True)
    )
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno litellm
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your LiteLLM API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export LITELLM_API_KEY="your_litellm_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:LITELLM_API_KEY="your_litellm_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `basic.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/litellm/basic.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/litellm/basic.py)