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title: "LLMs"
slug: "llms"
tags: ["Content Services"]
updated: 2026-10-12T07:57:27Z
published: 2026-10-12T07:57:27Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/llms"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LLMs

A Large Language Model (LLM) is a type of AI deep learning model trained on massive datasets to understand, generate, and summarize text or other content. Based on transformer architectures, LLMs act as *next-word predictors* for tasks like:

- Text generation, where the LLM is used for creating articles, emails, and creative writing.
- Chatbots, where the LLM is used for conversational AI agents like ChatGPT or Gemini.
- Summarization, where the LLM is used for condensing long documents or meetings into summaries.
- Code Generation, where the LLM is used for writing, debugging, and explaining computer code.
- Translation, where the LLM is used for translating text between languages.

CTERA Content Services is LLM agnostic. You can pick and choose the LLMs to use from a comprehensive list of LLM providers.

The LLMs that you define in CTERA Content Services should be based on the tasks that you want to perform. For example:

- For a summarization expert, you could use Google Gemini, which has a large context window (up to 2M+ tokens), which allows it to "read" entire books or complex codebases in one pass for a single summary.
- For a content creation expert, you could use Mistral AI, which is a high-performance open-source option frequently used for efficient, large-scale text generation.

**To add an LLM:**

1. Select **LLMs** in the navigation pane.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-4Q7FU85F.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A22Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fEUGPkKBUB8VwkFKbwkdV3Erd6BZhEQAkZJCOdv5dMo%3D)
2. Click **New LLM**.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-4KS0W4TU.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A22Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fEUGPkKBUB8VwkFKbwkdV3Erd6BZhEQAkZJCOdv5dMo%3D)
3. Under **LLM Details**, enter the following:  

**Name** – A name for the LLM.  

**Provider** – Select an LLM provider from the list.  

**Model** – Select a model from the list.
4. Under **Endpoint**, optionally enter the **Base URL**. You must enter the **API Key**.
5. Under **Extra Parameters** enter the parameters in JSON format. You can view these parameters as JSON or text.
6. Enter the the **LLM Status**, either **Enabled** or **Disabled**.
7. Click **Save Changes**.

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-P9UGJY7H.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A22Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fEUGPkKBUB8VwkFKbwkdV3Erd6BZhEQAkZJCOdv5dMo%3D)

**To edit an LLM:**

1. Click **LLMs** in the navigation pane.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-P9UGJY7H.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A27%3A22Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A27%3A22Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fEUGPkKBUB8VwkFKbwkdV3Erd6BZhEQAkZJCOdv5dMo%3D)
2. Click the LLM to edit.
3. Make the changes as required.
4. Click **Save Changes**.