diff --git a/internal/llm/gemini.go b/internal/llm/gemini.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b82a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/llm/gemini.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package llm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type geminiClient struct {
+	http       *http.Client
+	base       string
+	key        string
+	model      string
+	audioModel string
+	maxTokens  int
+}
+
+func (c *geminiClient) Vision(_ context.Context, _ string, _ []Image, _ Options) (string, error) {
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("gemini provider not yet implemented")
+}
+
+func (c *geminiClient) Transcribe(_ context.Context, _ []byte, _ string, _ Options) (string, error) {
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("gemini provider not yet implemented")
+}
diff --git a/internal/llm/new.go b/internal/llm/new.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e793082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/llm/new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package llm
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/lukaszraczylo/captcha-solver-mcp/internal/config"
+)
+
+// New constructs the configured provider Client.
+func New(cfg config.Config) (Client, error) {
+	hc := &http.Client{Timeout: cfg.Timeout}
+	switch cfg.Provider {
+	case "anthropic":
+		base := cfg.BaseURL
+		if base == "" {
+			base = "https://api.anthropic.com"
+		}
+		return &anthropicClient{http: hc, base: base, key: cfg.APIKey, model: cfg.Model, maxTokens: cfg.MaxTokens}, nil
+	case "openai":
+		base := cfg.BaseURL
+		if base == "" {
+			base = "https://api.openai.com"
+		}
+		return &openAIClient{http: hc, base: base, key: cfg.APIKey, model: cfg.Model, audioModel: cfg.AudioModel, maxTokens: cfg.MaxTokens}, nil
+	case "openai-compatible":
+		if cfg.BaseURL == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("openai-compatible requires CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL")
+		}
+		return &openAIClient{http: hc, base: cfg.BaseURL, key: cfg.APIKey, model: cfg.Model, audioModel: cfg.AudioModel, maxTokens: cfg.MaxTokens}, nil
+	case "gemini":
+		base := cfg.BaseURL
+		if base == "" {
+			base = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
+		}
+		return &geminiClient{http: hc, base: base, key: cfg.APIKey, model: cfg.Model, audioModel: cfg.AudioModel, maxTokens: cfg.MaxTokens}, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown provider %q", cfg.Provider)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/llm/new_test.go b/internal/llm/new_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2a94f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/llm/new_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package llm
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/lukaszraczylo/captcha-solver-mcp/internal/config"
+)
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		provider string
+		wantBase string
+		wantErr  bool
+	}{
+		{"anthropic default base", "anthropic", "https://api.anthropic.com", false},
+		{"openai default base", "openai", "https://api.openai.com", false},
+		{"compatible needs base", "openai-compatible", "", true},
+		{"unknown", "zzz", "", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := config.Config{Provider: tc.provider, APIKey: "k", Model: "m"}
+			c, err := New(cfg)
+			if tc.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("want error")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected err: %v", err)
+			}
+			if c == nil {
+				t.Fatal("nil client")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}