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    For startups

    Start today.Scale on the same account

    Start with OpenAI-compatible inference, keep your agent stack portable, and move into dedicated GPUs when traffic proves out.

    Built for AI-native startups shipping agents and multimodal products.

    Start building in minutes

    Point the OpenAI SDK at FlexAI, swap the model, and ship. Free credit covers your first calls.

    curl https://tokens.flex.ai/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $FLEXAI_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-FP8",
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from FlexAI"}]
      }'
    50%
    Off dedicated and fine-tuning prices for 6 months
    $1,000
    Token Factory credit in the program
    20+
    Open models behind one API key

    Built for what you're shipping

    The agents startups ship most, each a multi-model pipeline behind one key.

    Coding agents

    Agents that generate, review, and repair code across your repo.

    • GenerateQwen3 Coder 30B A3B
    • Review & fast editsGPT-OSS 20B

    Start with Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B from $0.063/M

    See the pipeline

    Support agents

    Agents that triage, answer, and resolve customer conversations.

    • TranscribeWhisper Large V3 Turbo
    • Read attachmentsPaddleOCR-VL 1.5
    • RetrieveBGE-M3
    • RespondGPT-OSS 20B
    • SpeakKokoro-82M

    Start with GPT-OSS 20B from $0.027/M

    See the pipeline

    Research agents

    Agents that retrieve, reason over, and synthesize large source sets.

    • RetrieveBGE-M3
    • ReasonDeepSeek V3.2
    • SummarizeDeepSeek V4 Flash

    Start with DeepSeek V3.2 from $0.225/M

    See the pipeline

    All use cases

    Why startups start on FlexAI

    Ship on day one, on a platform that stays cheap as you scale.

    Serverless, per-token

    Start instantly: pay only for the tokens you use, with no provisioning and no minimums.

    Performance

    Streaming on every model, with low-latency serving tuned per model. See live per-model performance.

    Competitive cost

    Competitive per-token pricing on every model, verifiable against the public source. See pricing.

    Already shipping agents? Bring them to the Agent SDK (in trial): portable skills and multi-model routing on the same key.

    The FlexAI Startup Program

    Apply-only, one program, three stages. $1,000 in Token Factory credit to start, 50% off your first 3 months and 30% off the next 3, then up to $20K of dedicated savings as you grow. You're never asked to re-apply or migrate.

    Stage 1

    Token Factory entry

    • $1,000 in Token Factory credit: our serverless per-token tier
    • Then 50% off your first 3 months, 30% off the next 3
    • Competitive pricing for the life of your account
    Stage 2

    Dedicated compute

    • As your workload proves out, you qualify for dedicated GPU-hours
    • 50% off published dedicated and managed fine-tuning prices for 6 months, up to $20K of savings
    • One account and API as you scale
    Stage 3

    Committed use

    • Lock in committed-use pricing when you're ready
    • A designed continuation, not a second cliff
    • No minimum spend

    Apply-only. We look for AI-native teams with a real, continuous workload:

    • $1M+ venture- or accelerator-backed, or a validated production workload
    • AI-native product: inference is central, not a side feature
    • At least one ML/AI engineer on staff
    • A continuous inference or agent workload in production, not project-based

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    Not there yet? Explore Token Factory and apply when your workload is ready. Reviewed within 10 business days.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Ready to get started?

    Book an intro call to join the Startup Program: $1,000 in Token Factory credit, stacked discounts, and free monthly credits.