.Net: Bug: Method not found: 'System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential.op_Implicit(System.String)'

[paciox]

COPY OF:
#8956
which is NOT solved

Describe the bug
Upgraded to v1.21.0 and an integration test started failing with the following:

Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion.IChatCompletionService
----> System.MissingMethodException : Method not found: 'System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential.op_Implicit(System.String)'.
Looks like the implicit operator was available in System.ClientModel v1.1.0-beta.7 here but has been dropped in the v1.1.0 release here. Looks like the constraint for System.ClientModel >= 1.1.0-beta.7 in Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI v1.20.0 isn't quite true as 2.0.0-beta.12 takes a dependency on System.ClientModel >= v1.1.0 - downgrading to 2.0.0-beta.11 fixes this.

To Reproduce

<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Abstractions" Version="1.20.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI" Version="1.20.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.20.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="OpenAI" Version="2.0.0-beta.12" />

[Test]
public async Task MissingImplicitOperator()
{
var services = new ServiceCollection();
services.AddKernel();
services.AddOpenAIChatCompletion
(
"gpt-4o",
Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_API_KEY")!,
Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OPENAI_ORG_ID")!
);
await using var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
_ = provider.GetRequiredService();
}
Expected behavior
Resolves an instance of OpenAIChatCompletionService

Platform

OS: Windows
IDE: Visual studio 2022
Language: C#

This person suggests:
#8956 (comment)

I tried like shown here:
#8956 (comment)

and it doesn't do anything.
15 days passed, no solution.

What to do?

[essenbee2]

I am also experiencing this issue in .NET upon updating Azure.AI.OpenAI to 2.0.0. Returning to 2.0.0-beta.5 removes the Method Not Found exception. How can I tell which version of Azure.AI.OpenAI a given version of SK supports?

[RegRom]

I am also encountering this issue. Tried using ApiKeyCredential instead of DefaultCredential as described in #8956 but it didn't solve anything. Had to downgrade Azure.AI.OpenAI to 2.0.0-beta.5 and it is quite problematic as I need Structured Outputs.

[paciox]

I am also encountering this issue. Tried using ApiKeyCredential instead of DefaultCredential as described in #8956 but it didn't solve anything. Had to downgrade Azure.AI.OpenAI to 2.0.0-beta.5 and it is quite problematic as I need Structured Outputs.

Same here, I need the structured outputs and only solution is to revert to beta 5

[YuriyMorozyuk95]

Please write when issue will be resolved in new version of SK/Azure Open AI packages, right now not possible to upgrade to Azure.AI.OpenAI 2 version, as IChatComplition

[paciox]

Some update:
I managed to find a way of work with SK and latest OpenAI library.

I don't know if you guys actually use and need specifically Azure.OpenAI, but removing it and doing everything through sk works for now

[RegRom]

Unfortunately I am using solely Azure OpenAI so for me the issue still persists

[essenbee2]

Updating to SK v1.22.0 and Azure.AI.OpenAI v2.1.0-beta.1 appears to fix this issue :-)

[RegRom]

@essenbee2 you are right, it does appear to solve the problem. Thanks for the update. @paciox you should try this too

[ystvan]

Updating to SK v1.22.0 and Azure.AI.OpenAI v2.1.0-beta.1 appears to fix this issue :-)

True. I have bumped packages even higher, should somebody thinking about the same remedy then watch out for this one #9313 while you're on it