diff --git a/api/services/__init__.py b/api/services/__init__.py
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+
diff --git a/api/services/ai_provider.py b/api/services/ai_provider.py
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+"""AI provider abstraction layer supporting Anthropic, Groq and Gemini."""
+
+import logging
+import requests
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PROVIDERS = ("anthropic", "groq", "gemini")
+
+DEFAULT_MODELS = {
+    "anthropic": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022",
+    "groq": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
+    "gemini": "gemini-1.5-flash",
+}
+
+
+def get_completion(
+    provider: str, api_key: str, prompt: str, model: str = None
+) -> str:
+    provider = provider.lower().strip()
+    if provider not in PROVIDERS:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Unsupported provider '{provider}'. Choose from: {', '.join(PROVIDERS)}"
+        )
+    if not api_key or not api_key.strip():
+        raise ValueError("api_key is required and cannot be empty")
+
+    resolved_model = model or DEFAULT_MODELS[provider]
+
+    if provider == "anthropic":
+        return _anthropic(api_key, prompt, resolved_model)
+    if provider == "groq":
+        return _groq(api_key, prompt, resolved_model)
+    return _gemini(api_key, prompt, resolved_model)
+
+
+def _anthropic(api_key: str, prompt: str, model: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(
+            "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages",
+            headers={
+                "x-api-key": api_key,
+                "anthropic-version": "2023-06-01",
+                "content-type": "application/json",
+            },
+            json={
+                "model": model,
+                "max_tokens": 1024,
+                "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
+            },
+            timeout=30,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code == 401:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid Anthropic API key")
+        if resp.status_code == 429:
+            raise RuntimeError("Anthropic rate limit reached, try again later")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()["content"][0]["text"]
+    except (ValueError, RuntimeError):
+        raise
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
+        logger.error("Anthropic request failed: %s", exc)
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Anthropic request failed: {exc}") from exc
+
+
+def _groq(api_key: str, prompt: str, model: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(
+            "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions",
+            headers={
+                "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
+                "content-type": "application/json",
+            },
+            json={
+                "model": model,
+                "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
+                "max_tokens": 1024,
+            },
+            timeout=30,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code == 401:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid Groq API key")
+        if resp.status_code == 429:
+            raise RuntimeError("Groq rate limit reached, try again later")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
+    except (ValueError, RuntimeError):
+        raise
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
+        logger.error("Groq request failed: %s", exc)
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Groq request failed: {exc}") from exc
+
+
+def _gemini(api_key: str, prompt: str, model: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(
+            f"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent",
+            params={"key": api_key},
+            json={"contents": [{"parts": [{"text": prompt}]}]},
+            timeout=30,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code == 400 and "API_KEY_INVALID" in resp.text:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid Gemini API key")
+        if resp.status_code == 429:
+            raise RuntimeError("Gemini rate limit reached, try again later")
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        return resp.json()["candidates"][0]["content"]["parts"][0]["text"]
+    except (ValueError, RuntimeError):
+        raise
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
+        logger.error("Gemini request failed: %s", exc)
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Gemini request failed: {exc}") from exc