# Cerebras Basic (/examples/models/cerebras/basic)



```python title="basic.py"
"""
Cerebras Basic
==============

Cookbook example for `cerebras/basic.py`.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.cerebras import Cerebras

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    model=Cerebras(id="gpt-oss-120b"),
    markdown=True,
)

# Print the response in the terminal

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("write a two sentence horror story")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response("write a two sentence horror story", stream=True)

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("write a two sentence horror story"))

    # --- Async + Streaming ---
    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("write a two sentence horror story", stream=True))
```

## Run the Example [#run-the-example]

<Steps>
    <Step title="Set up your virtual environment">
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            Mac
          </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>

          <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Windows">
            Windows
          </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>
        </CodeBlockTabsList>

        <CodeBlockTab value="Mac">
          ```bash
          uv venv --python 3.12
          source .venv/bin/activate
          ```
        </CodeBlockTab>

        <CodeBlockTab value="Windows">
          ```bash
          uv venv --python 3.12
          .venv\Scripts\activate
          ```
        </CodeBlockTab>
      </CodeBlockTabs>
    </Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash
    uv pip install -U agno cerebras-cloud-sdk
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your Cerebras API key">
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        <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Mac/Linux">
          Mac/Linux
        </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>

        <CodeBlockTabsTrigger value="Windows">
          Windows
        </CodeBlockTabsTrigger>
      </CodeBlockTabsList>

      <CodeBlockTab value="Mac/Linux">
        ```bash
        export CEREBRAS_API_KEY="your_cerebras_api_key_here"
        ```
      </CodeBlockTab>

      <CodeBlockTab value="Windows">
        ```powershell
        $Env:CEREBRAS_API_KEY="your_cerebras_api_key_here"
        ```
      </CodeBlockTab>
    </CodeBlockTabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `basic.py`, then run:

    ```bash
    python basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/cerebras/basic.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/8f36eaf2d18e91afa7b327eec66a3cd3685dcb87/cookbook/90_models/cerebras/basic.py)