Tutorials Articles

Bring Your Own Key: Run Any OpenRouter Model in an Ensemble — AI Crucible's new Connect tier lets you bring an OpenRouter key and run any model in an ensemble, unmetered. We ran two OpenRouter-only models head to head.
Red Team Blue Team Walkthrough: Stress-Testing a Launch Plan — See how AI models attack and defend a go-to-market plan for AI Crucible. This step-by-step walkthrough shows Red Team / Blue Team hardening a launch strategy across three adversarial rounds.
Red Team Blue Team Walkthrough: Stress-Testing an Investor Pitch Deck — Watch AI models attack and defend an investor pitch deck for AI Crucible. See how Red Team / Blue Team adversarial testing hardens business arguments across three rounds.
Getting Started with AI Crucible: A Step-by-Step Guide — Learn how to use AI Crucible with a complete walkthrough. Follow along as we solve a real business problem using ensemble AI, from selecting models to reviewing results.
AI Crucible API: Complete Integration Guide — Complete reference for the AI Crucible API. Learn how to integrate ensemble AI strategies, manage API keys, and track usage with OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
AI Crucible Evaluations: Implementation Guide for Multi-Judge Analysis — Learn how AI Crucible evaluations work with side-by-side vs pointwise modes, single vs multi-judge configurations, and the evaluations dashboard.
MCP Tools Integration: Extending AI Models with Real-Time Data Access — Learn how AI Crucible integrates MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools to give AI models real-time access to external data sources, APIs, and web content for enhanced research and analysis capabilities.
Beyond Images: Comprehensive Attachment Support — Master AI Crucible’s expanded attachment capabilities. Learn to analyze PDFs, JSON, and code using Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Opus 4.5, and more.
Simplified Chat View: Streamlined AI Analysis — Learn how to use AI Crucible's Simplified Chat View for cleaner conversations while keeping detailed model analysis available when you need it.
Custom Models Integration: Connect Your Own AI Infrastructure — Learn how to integrate custom AI models into AI Crucible. Connect self-hosted models, NVIDIA AI, OpenRouter, and any OpenAI-compatible API to your ensemble workflows.
AI Prompt Assistant: Your Intelligent Configuration Companion — Master the AI Prompt Assistant to get instant analysis, smart recommendations, and personalized configurations for your ensemble queries.
Collaborative Synthesis Walkthrough: Market Research Report — Follow a step-by-step example using Collaborative Synthesis to create a comprehensive market research report. See how three AI models collaborate to build one unified document.
Debate Tournament Walkthrough: The 4-Day Work Week Decision — Follow a step-by-step example using Debate Tournament to decide on a 4-day work week. See how AI models argue Proposition and Opposition to uncover risks.
Cost and Token Optimizations: Save Up to 48% on AI Crucible Usage — Learn how AI Crucible automatically optimizes costs with streaming, dynamic tokens, semantic caching, and convergence detection. Includes default settings and metrics.
Competitive Refinement Walkthrough: Product Launch Email — Follow a step-by-step example using Competitive Refinement to create a product launch email. See how three AI models compete and refine their work.
Expert Panel Walkthrough: Remote Work Policy Analysis — Follow a step-by-step example using Expert Panel to evaluate a remote work policy. See how four AI experts collaborate to deliver comprehensive analysis.