Baseten

What is Baseten?

Baseten is an AI inference platform designed to serve and scale open-source and custom machine learning models. The platform provides infrastructure for deploying models with a focus on performance and reliability. The platform is built for machine learning engineers, data scientists, and AI teams who need to operationalize models beyond development environments. Baseten handles the underlying infrastructure requirements, allowing users to focus on model development and deployment rather than managing servers and scaling systems. Key capabilities include support for both open-source models and proprietary custom models, with tooling to manage model serving at scale. The platform abstracts away infrastructure complexity, offering a streamlined path from model development to production deployment. Baseten operates under an open-source model, making its core technology accessible to developers. The platform integrates with existing ML workflows and supports common model frameworks and formats. The service is particularly relevant for teams building AI applications that require reliable, performant inference endpoints. Rather than managing dedicated GPU infrastructure or cloud resources directly, users can leverage Baseten's pre-configured environment optimized for model inference workloads. Baseten positions itself within the broader AI infrastructure and MLOps category, addressing the gap between model development and production serving for organizations of varying sizes.