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Grants Program | Inference.net
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Introducing AutoEvals: Find the right model for your task
Read more
Product
Deploy
Fully managed, global, turn-key AI infrastructure. Launch fast with dedicated uptime.
Observe
Monitor production AI with continuous benchmarking. Compare quality, latency, & cost.
Trace
Trace every step your agents take. Capture LLM calls, tool calls, and framework steps.
Train
Custom models in days, not months. Task-specific models tuned to your data.
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Evaluate AI model performance with rigorous benchmarks before deploying to production.
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Open-source agent optimization. Analyze traces, rank failure modes, and ship concrete fixes.
Talk to an Engineer
Install SDK
Models
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The latest posts, updates, and announcements.
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Step-by-step tutorials and how-to articles.
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AI Compute Grants
Inference.net's Grant program offers up to $10,000 in free compute resources to developers and researchers working on open-source AI projects. Fill out the form below and our team will be in touch.
Recent Recipients
mactop
A terminal-based tool to monitor Apple Silicon in real-time, tracking CPU/GPU, power consumption, and more.
Autodoc
An experimental toolkit using LLMs like to index code and auto-generate codebase documentation.
Charry.ai
Create and chat with AI friends using Charry's iOS app. Powered by the latest and greatest language models.
Submit your application
Share details about your project and explain how our grant could help. We review and award grants on a rolling basis, with no fixed application deadlines. Below you'll find information about eligible project types.
Novel Applications
We're looking for novel applications that leverage LLMs in creative ways. Whether you're building a new type of software interface or exploring previously impossible applications, we want to help bring your ideas to life.
Performance Optimization
We're particularly interested in projects that improve LLM inference performance through optimization, hardware acceleration, or novel architectures. Show us how you can make AI faster and more efficient.
Developer Tools
Developer tools and utilities that make AI development more accessible and productive are a key focus. This includes testing frameworks, development environments, and tools that streamline the AI development workflow.
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