Overview
Haystack is a comprehensive, production-ready open-source AI framework designed to simplify the development of sophisticated AI applications using large language models (LLMs). Developed by deepset, it provides developers with a flexible and extensible platform for creating complex AI solutions.
Key Features
- Highly customizable component and pipeline architecture
- Support for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Mistral, etc.)
- Production-ready deployment with Kubernetes native workflows
- Multimodal AI capabilities (text, image, audio)
- Standardized chat and function-calling interfaces
- Drag-and-drop pipeline construction with deepset Studio
- Serializable pipelines for easy deployment
Use Cases
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Conversational AI
- Content Generation
- Multimodal AI Applications
- Agentic Workflows
- Advanced Question-Answering Systems
Technical Specifications
- Installation:
pip install haystack-ai - Version: 2.0
- Supported Platforms: Cross-platform
- Integration Support: Vector databases, LLM providers
- Deployment Options: Cloud, on-premise, Kubernetes
