On June 2, 2025, the artificial intelligence chip company Cerebras Systems announced that its inference API is now fully open to all developers, removing the previous waiting list restriction. This move marks a significant step for Cerebras in accelerating the development of generative AI applications and provides developers worldwide with efficient and rapid AI inference services.
According to Cerebras' official statement, developers can use up to 1 million tokens per day free of charge. This free quota provides developers with ample resources to build and test high-performance AI applications based on the Cerebras inference platform. Cerebras stated that its inference API significantly outperforms traditional GPU solutions in terms of speed, achieving up to 20 times faster inference than GPUs. It performs exceptionally well in real-time speech processing, video handling, complex reasoning models, and code generation scenarios. Test data shows that Cerebras' inference service can generate over 2,600 tokens per second when running the Llama4Scout model, far surpassing other GPU-based API providers.
Cerebras' inference API supports various mainstream open-source models, including Llama4 and Qwen3-32B. Developers can quickly integrate these models via simple API calls. Additionally, through collaborations with platforms like Hugging Face and Meta, Cerebras' inference API has been seamlessly integrated into these ecosystems, further lowering the barriers for developers. For example, the 5 million developers on Hugging Face only need to select Cerebras as their inference provider to directly experience its ultra-high performance.
Andrew Feldman, CEO of Cerebras, said: "We are committed to providing developers with the fastest AI inference service so they can build real-time, intelligent applications more efficiently. Opening the API and offering 1 million free tokens per day is an important step in empowering global innovation."
The full opening of this API not only offers cost-effective AI development opportunities for startups and independent developers but also provides enterprise users with efficient tools to build complex AI applications. Cerebras' high-performance inference capabilities, combined with its newly established six data centers in North America and Europe, are expected to further promote the widespread adoption of generative AI in fields such as healthcare, finance, and voice interaction.
Industry insiders pointed out that Cerebras' move may have a profound impact on the AI inference market, especially in its competition with traditional GPU suppliers like Nvidia. Cerebras demonstrates strong technical advantages with its unique large-sized wafer-scale engine (WSE-3). As inference demands continue to grow, Cerebras' open strategy may reshape the market landscape of AI infrastructure.