Can I switch AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) without changing my code in Laravel AI SDK?

Yes. Both videos show that switching AI providers can be done without rewriting business logic in the Laravel AI SDK. As Laravel News demonstrates, the code you write remains provider-agnostic: you can swap from OpenAI to Anthropic and still keep the same agent structure, prompts, and streaming behavior, with the provider and model visible in the test route output. In practice, the switch is driven by the central configuration rather than scattered changes across controllers or services; the key is keeping prompts, token limits, and tool usage consistent while swapping the provider and model in configuration. The Laravel Daily material reinforces this by pointing out that the default providers and models live in the config AI PHP file, so you can adjust which provider (and model) you use by changing config rather than the core logic, enabling provider-agnostic operation in a production workflow. This approach is reinforced further in their demonstration of testing the flow via a queued job and Blade-rendered prompts, where the provider change does not require code changes to the generation workflow itself, only the provider details in config.

• "As Laravel News explains, the code is identical no matter which provider you choose," and you can switch from OpenAI to Anthropic without touching the agent logic or business rules.
• "The code is provider-agnostic" in practice, so you can switch models and providers like OpenAI to Anthropic while keeping the same prompts, tokens, and streaming setup, as demonstrated in the Laravel News episode.
• "The default providers and models are generally configured in the config AI PHP file" in the Laravel Daily video, which is exactly where you point inputs to a different provider without changing the code that orchestrates the workflow.
• "Switch between providers (OpenAI to Anthropic) and models without changing business logic" is showcased in the Laravel News episode, reinforcing provider-agnostic code in the agent scaffold.