Avian

Avian is a state-of-the-art AI infrastructure platform engineered to provide the fastest and most reliable AI inference on the market. It caters to developers, AI engineers, and enterprises that require high-throughput, low-latency performance for their AI applications. By leveraging the latest hardware, such as NVIDIA B200 and H200 GPUs, and advanced optimization techniques like speculative decoding, Avian achieves industry-leading speeds, setting new benchmarks for models like DeepSeek R1 at 351 tokens per second.

The platform offers two primary services to accommodate diverse needs: a flexible Serverless API and powerful Dedicated Deployments. This dual approach allows users to either quickly integrate top-tier models into their applications with a simple API call or gain full control over their infrastructure to run custom, fine-tuned models for specialized tasks. Avian is built for scale, operating without rate limits to support applications as they grow from prototype to full production.

How to use Avian

Getting started with Avian is straightforward and designed for developer efficiency. There are two main methods to leverage its power:

1. Using the Avian Serverless API: This is the quickest way to access high-performance models. Developers can simply sign up, get an API key, and make requests to various model endpoints (e.g., Meta Llama 3.1 series). The process involves a simple code implementation, similar to other AI APIs, allowing for seamless integration into existing applications without managing any infrastructure.
2. Configuring Dedicated Deployments: For users who need to run custom models from HuggingFace or require dedicated resources for consistent high-throughput, Avian offers dedicated GPU instances. Users can select their desired GPU type (e.g., NVIDIA H200 SXM), configure the deployment duration, and deploy their model onto Avian's optimized infrastructure. This is ideal for production workloads that demand guaranteed performance and resource allocation.

Core Features of Avian

• Record-Breaking Inference Speed: Achieves speeds up to 351 tokens per second, significantly outperforming industry averages and enabling real-time AI applications.
• Serverless API: Provides pay-as-you-go access to a range of high-performance models like Meta Llama 3.1 and DeepSeek R1, with no rate limits.
• Dedicated GPU Deployments: Offers dedicated instances with the latest NVIDIA GPUs (B200, H200, H100) for deploying any model from HuggingFace, ensuring maximum performance and control.
• Enterprise-Grade Security: Features robust security measures, including SOC2 Type 2 compliance (in progress), GDPR adherence, TLS 1.2+ encryption, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Data is not stored permanently, ensuring user privacy.
• Scalable and Production-Ready: Built to handle high-volume production workloads without performance degradation, supporting businesses as they scale.
• Data Connectors: Offers a suite of connectors for platforms like Looker Studio and Google Sheets, enabling seamless data integration from sources like Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and more.

Use Cases for Avian

Avian's high-speed infrastructure is suitable for a wide range of demanding AI applications:

• Real-Time Chatbots and AI Assistants: Powering conversational AI that can respond instantly, providing a natural and fluid user experience.
• Large-Scale Content Generation: Enabling platforms to generate articles, marketing copy, and code at an unprecedented scale and speed.
• Complex Data Analysis and Summarization: Processing and analyzing vast amounts of text data in real-time for financial analysis, research, and business intelligence.
• Deploying Proprietary Models: Companies with custom-trained or fine-tuned models can deploy them on Avian's dedicated infrastructure for optimal performance in production environments.

Advantages of Avian

Avian stands out in the competitive AI infrastructure market with several key advantages:

• Unmatched Performance: Delivers 3-10x faster inference speeds compared to other major cloud providers and inference services.
• Flexibility: Supports both standard models via a simple API and custom models on dedicated hardware, catering to all levels of AI development.
• Cost-Effectiveness: Offers competitive pricing for both its API and dedicated instances, providing superior performance-per-dollar.
• Reliability and Scalability: The absence of rate limits and the use of production-grade infrastructure ensure that applications can scale seamlessly without hitting performance bottlenecks.
• Strong Security Posture: A clear commitment to data security and privacy builds trust for enterprise customers handling sensitive information.

Pricing and Plans

Avian offers a transparent and flexible pricing structure tailored to different usage patterns:

• Avian API (Pay-per-use): Users are charged per million tokens for both input and output. Prices are competitive and vary by model. For example:
  • Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct: $0.10 per million input/output tokens.
  • Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct: $0.45 per million input/output tokens.
  • Meta Llama 3.1 405B Instruct: $1.50 per million input/output tokens.
• Dedicated Deployments: Billed by the second for reserved GPU instances. This is ideal for high-throughput workloads. Example rates for reserved instances:
  • NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB HBM3): From $0.00139/second.
  • NVIDIA H200 SXM (141GB HBM3): From $0.00208/second.
• Pre-Orders for New Hardware: Avian also offers pre-orders for cutting-edge hardware like the NVIDIA B200, allowing customers to secure access to the latest technology. For example, a 7-day deployment of a DeepSeek R1 on an 8x NVIDIA B200 setup is priced at $14,000.