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Dev tools · August 29, 2023

Gradient – a web API for fine-tuning and deploying Llama2

We’ve just launched Gradient — an API that helps you build private LLMs that you own. We simplify inference and fine-tuning on open-source LLMs such as llama2, and you only pay by the token. Our API platform makes it possible for you to create private models with a single API call. Run inference on your fine tuned model instantly with no cold boot (and no need to pay for compute costs). The product is truly on demand - when you run fine tuning and inference on our platform, there's nearly 0 startup latency for these API calls. And you're not paying for the compute, you just pay for the…

Gradient – a web API for fine-tuning and deploying Llama2 launched on August 29, 2023 with 26 votes, #1,515 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

Gradient is an API platform that enables developers to fine-tune and deploy private language models based on open-source models like Llama2. Users can create custom models with a single API call and run inference with minimal latency, paying only for tokens consumed rather than compute resources. The service supports multiple Llama variants and eliminates traditional infrastructure costs, making it practical for developers to build and serve multiple fine-tuned models without excessive expenses.

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We’ve just launched Gradient — an API that helps you build private LLMs that you own. We simplify inference and fine-tuning on open-source LLMs such as llama2, and you only pay by the token. Our API platform makes it possible for you to create private models with a single API call. Run inference on your fine tuned…

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