Baseten AI Startup Program

Overview

Baseten runs an AI Startup Program offering up to $25,000 in credits for Dedicated Inference or Training and up to $2,500 in credits for Model APIs to eligible AI-first startups. Credits apply across Baseten's inference platform — dedicated GPU deployments for your own models, a training service, and serverless Model APIs for open-weight models like DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM-5.3, Kimi K3, and Qwen3.8-27B.

Credits & Limits

• Up to $25,000 in credits for Dedicated Inference or Training
• Up to $2,500 in credits for Model APIs
• Credit amounts are set per applicant; no cash payout
• No stated expiration date for the program

Additional Benefits

• Support with response times within a few business hours, scaling to shared Slack channels and Zoom calls
• Exclusive networking events with Baseten engineers and founders
• Cross-cloud autoscaling across nodes, clusters, clouds, and regions
• Go-to-market support: launch amplification, consultations, and webinars

Eligibility

• AI-first startup — AI must be core to your primary products or solutions
• Seed to Series A funding stage, with the company started less than 5 years ago
• Net new customers only — you must never have received credits from Baseten before

How to Apply

1. Review the program details on the startup program page.
2. Submit your application at baseten.co/talk-to-us/startup-program.