AI Platforms programs for startups
10 programs, sorted by credit value.
NVIDIA Inception
Free program for AI/ML startups, preferred hardware pricing, VC Alliance exposure, unlocks downstream credits.
Anthropic Startup Program
$1K–$25K+ in Claude API credits plus priority rate limits for startups building with Claude.
Modal Startup Program
Up to $25K in Modal serverless GPU credits, Python-native containers, sub-second cold starts, autoscaling H100/A100 for inference and batch jobs.
Pinecone Startup Program
Free Pinecone Standard Tier + Pro Support (RBAC, backups, Slack) + ~$5K in usage credits.
Hugging Face Startup Program
Discounted Hugging Face Enterprise Hub for early AI startups, private model repos, inference endpoints, Spaces compute, and SOC 2 / GDPR posture.
Fireworks for Startups
Build credits (~$5K–$10K), elevated rate limits, and access to applied-AI engineers for AI-native startups.
Together AI for Startups
Together AI inference and fine-tuning credits, high-throughput hosted endpoints for Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, and dedicated GPU clusters at startup pricing.
Weights & Biases for Startups
Free W&B Pro for startups, experiment tracking, model registry, evals, and prompt observability for ML/LLM teams.
Replicate Startup Credits
Replicate inference credits for startups, pay-per-second hosted inference for open-source LLMs, image models (FLUX, SDXL), and custom Cog containers.
OpenAI for Startups
No single flagship program, credits come via Ramp ($2.5K), Researcher Access ($1K), or invitation-only VC paths.