Clarifai, a global leader in artificial intelligence and pioneer of the full-stack AI platform, has introduced AI Runners, an innovative solution designed to give developers and MLOps engineers unparalleled flexibility in deploying and managing AI models. With AI Runners, users can connect models running on local machines or private servers directly to Clarifai’s powerful, scalable platform through an easy-to-use, publicly accessible API—offering the perfect blend of control and capability for modern AI development.
As agentic AI—AI systems capable of independently setting goals, using tools with protocols like MCP, and solving complex problems—continues to advance, the demand for computing power is skyrocketing. Clarifai’s AI Runners address this challenge head-on, delivering a secure, cost-effective solution to meet the growing needs of AI workloads.
“Agentic AI is driving significant compute demands, and AI Runners provide a practical, secure solution for every developer. It’s essentially ngrok for AI models, letting you build on your current setup and keep your models exactly where you want them, yet still get all the power and robustness of Clarifai’s API for your biggest agentic AI ideas,” said Alfredo Ramos, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Clarifai. “Our goal is to make advanced AI development – from your first line of code to a deployed application – genuinely easier and more budget-friendly for creators everywhere.”
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AI Runners bring several key advantages to both developers and enterprises:
Unmatched Flexibility and Control:
Clarifai stands out as the only AI platform that allows developers to run their models or MCP tools anywhere—whether on a local machine, on-premises server, or private cloud—and seamlessly connect them to the Clarifai API without complex networking configurations. This empowers users to maintain sensitive data and custom models within their own environment while maximizing existing compute infrastructure, all without the risk of vendor lock-in.
Boost Model Performance with Clarifai’s World-Class Platform:
With AI Runners, custom models can be instantly served through Clarifai’s scalable, publicly accessible API, making it easy to integrate AI into any application. Users can build sophisticated multi-step AI workflows by chaining their local models with Clarifai’s vast library of pre-trained models, all managed effortlessly through a centralized dashboard.
Cost-Effective, Seamless Path to Production:
AI Runners simplify the AI development journey by making it easy to start small—right from a local setup—and scale up smoothly to production using Kubernetes-based compute clusters on Clarifai. With transparent pricing and an intuitive onboarding process, developers can control costs while expanding their AI capabilities. Additional savings come from Clarifai’s Compute Orchestration, which supports autoscaling to and from zero, batching, spot instances, and GPU fractioning—enabling businesses to maximize AI workloads on existing hardware.
With AI Runners, Clarifai is not only addressing the growing demand for flexible and scalable AI solutions but is also making powerful AI development more accessible, efficient, and affordable for organizations of all sizes.
