Hello @Hridesh Prajapati,

Based on my understanding, here is how I see it.

For the first question, think of OutSystems ODC as a bridge between your application and the AI model. What do I mean by that? Imagine you're developing in a high-code language. To integrate an AI model, you would need to follow the provider's documentation, write the integration code yourself, handle authentication, manage requests and responses, deal with errors, and maintain the connection.

ODC simplifies all of that. It's essentially saying, "Don't worry about the integration details, I'll handle them for you." You simply choose the AI provider you want to use, such as OpenAI or Claude, and configure it.

As for which model you choose, that's entirely your decision and responsibility. It's similar to taking a taxi instead of walking. Both can get you to your destination, but you're paying for the convenience and comfort and the additional services the taxi provides.

For your second question, yes. If you choose OpenAI, then your AI usage costs are paid to OpenAI. If you choose Gemini, the charges are associated with Google, and the same idea applies to other supported providers.

For the third question, I don't think so. From my understanding, OutSystems acts as the integration layer. It provides the tools and infrastructure to connect your application with the AI provider, rather than following a "pay-to-play" model for the AI itself. The AI usage costs are still determined by the provider you select.

Regarding the fourth question, Maybe a bit more context about what kind of limitations you mean. If you're referring to building AI agents, ODC already provides the Agentic AI capabilities and the required tooling. However, if you're talking about training a foundation model from scratch, that's a completely different domain involving machine learning and deep learning frameworks such as Python-based ecosystems. ODC is designed to consume and orchestrate AI models, not to train them from the ground up.

As for your last question, I'm honestly not sure enough to give you a reliable answer, so I wouldn't want to say anything not 100% clear.

Hello @Hridesh Prajapati 

I’ll try to be as concise as possible, and if you need me to be more specific on any point, let me know. :)

• If we integrate with any of these AI providers, who would be responsible for the associated costs?

YOU. 😀

•  Are the AI model usage charges paid directly to the respective AI provider (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft Azure, AWS, etc.)? 

YES.

• Does OutSystems ODC charge any additional fees for calling external AI APIs from an ODC application? 

NO if you integrate with normal API's.

YES if you use Agent Workbench, in this case you have licence fees.

• Are there any platform-specific considerations, limits, or licensing requirements from OutSystems for AI Agentic applications? 

Again, YES with Agent Workbench. 

• Additionally, I would like to know whether OutSystems provides any production-ready AI models or AI services as part of ODC (other than trial versions), and whether their usage is included in the subscription or requires separate licensing/costs.  If separate licensing/costs please share the licensing /cost detail

I Don't think so. It's a BYOK "Bring Your Own Key " model