Show HN: Warehouse OpenAI requests to your own database

Velvet AI is a tool designed for engineers utilizing OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, enabling them to warehouse every AI request to a PostgreSQL database. The platform allows users to analyze, evaluate, and fine-tune their AI features by logging requests and storing data as customizable JSON objects. Velvet supports caching and batching to optimize performance and reduce costs, providing transparency into API usage. Users can easily get started by creating an account, reading the documentation, and setting their base URL to the Velvet gateway. Common use cases include analyzing model usage, optimizing AI features, and generating datasets for training. The service is free to start, with additional features available based on user requirements. Velvet is trusted by various startups for its ability to monitor AI features in production and streamline the engineering process.

- Velvet AI warehouses requests to PostgreSQL for analysis and optimization.

- The platform supports caching and batching to reduce costs and latency.

- Users can generate datasets for fine-tuning and evaluate model performance.

- Getting started with Velvet is free and requires minimal setup.

- The service is designed for engineers working with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs.