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[SambaNova Suite](https://sambanova.ai/products/enterprise-ai-platform-sambanova-suite/) The only, enterprise grade full stack platform, purpose built for generative AI [DataScale®](https://sambanova.ai/products/datascale/) The platform for generative AI development and innovation Use Cases [Public Sector](https://sambanova.ai/industries/public-sector/) | [NAIRR Pilot](https://sambanova.ai/nairr-pilot) | [AI for Science](https://sambanova.ai/industries/ai-for-science/) | [Sovereign AI](https://sambanova.ai/sovereign-ai) Technology [RDU: The GPU Alternative](https://sambanova.ai/technology/sn40l-rdu-ai-chip) Power the most demanding generative and agentic AI workloads with the most performant & capable processor, purpose-built for AI [Composition of Experts](https://sambanova.ai/technology/composition-of-experts/) Easily run your custom models, accelerate discovery, & power the next generation of high performance computing [Agentic AI](https://sambanova.ai/agentic-ai) Unlock the power of agentic AI with the only platform that can run multiple models on a single, highly efficient system with lighting fast inference - Developers [SambaNova Cloud](https://cloud.sambanova.ai/) Supercharge your AI-powered applications across Llama 3 8B, 70B, & 405B models. 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About [Company](https://sambanova.ai/about/company/) [Team](https://sambanova.ai/about/team/) [Investors](https://sambanova.ai/investors/) [Careers](https://sambanova.ai/careers/) Latest News [Awards & Recognition](https://sambanova.ai/awards/) [Press Releases](https://sambanova.ai/press/) [News Coverage](https://sambanova.ai/news/) - [Support](https://sambanova.ai/support/) - [Contact Us](https://sambanova.ai/getstarted/) [Try Now »](https://cloud.sambanova.ai/) # Get your AI API Key ## Unlock the *Future of AI* with SambaNova Cloud [Access the AI API Now](https://cloud.sambanova.ai/) ### The Fastest Inference. The Best Models. For Free. Welcome to [SambaNova Cloud](https://cloud.sambanova.ai/), where cutting-edge AI technology meets unparalleled performance—now available to developers at no cost. 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