Anyscale

Anyscale is a platform that spans the full lifecycle of AI application development, deployment and scaling. It lets developers build, run and scale AI applications instantly, with the best performance and efficiency. Anyscale is geared for companies that want to get the most out of their AI workloads, with a full end-to-end platform that can scale up to thousands of GPUs.

Some of the key features of Anyscale include:

• Workload Scheduling: Maximize cluster utilization and minimize costs with Anyscale's Queues, which lets you prioritize and reuse clusters across users and workloads.
• Cloud Flexibility: Run workloads on any cloud, on-premise, or on the Anyscale cloud, and easily switch between clouds for cost savings and better availability.
• Smart Instance Management: Anyscale automatically selects the best instances for workloads, so you get the right resources at the best price.
• Heterogeneous Nodes: Control heterogeneous cluster resources with defined limits and scaling policies, reducing costs and increasing utilization.
• GPU and CPU Fractioning: Increase efficiency and reduce costs by using fractional resources to exactly match nodes and workloads.

Anyscale is based on the open-source Ray framework, which has been widely adopted with more than 40,000 GitHub repository downloads and 31.5k stars. Ray has been used by companies like OpenAI, Ant Group, Uber, Instacart and Samsara for large-scale AI training and deployment.

The platform is optimized for efficiency, with customers reporting up to 50% cost savings for production AI workloads running on spot instances. Anyscale supports a range of models, including LLMs, Traditional Models and Custom Generative AI Models.

For developers, Anyscale has native integrations with popular IDEs like VSCode and Jupyter, persisted storage and Git integration. It's designed to feel like you're working on a laptop, but with infinite compute power. The platform also supports workflows that let you run, debug and test code at scale on the same cluster configuration.

Security and governance features include user management, billing controls and powerful tooling for enterprise use cases. Anyscale is designed for companies that want to accelerate their AI work while keeping costs and resources under control.

Pricing begins with a free tier, with $50 in credits when you sign up. Customers pay only for what they use, so it's good for teams of any size. For enterprise customers, Anyscale has custom plans, including volume discounting, and can be accessed through a company's VPN.

By offering a single platform for building and deploying scalable AI applications, Anyscale helps companies future-proof their AI efforts and accelerate innovation.

Published on June 13, 2024