SAP AI Core
Run and manage AI models and applications at scale on SAP BTP.
Executive Summary
SAP AI Core is a service within the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) designed for the execution and operations of AI assets. It provides a scalable infrastructure for comprehensive AI model management, supporting the full lifecycle of AI scenarios. This includes data preparation, model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining of AI models and applications. Its usage-based pricing model allows users to pay only for the resources consumed, with costs measured by capacity units derived from factors like tokens for generative AI or infrastructure consumption for predictive AI. SAP AI Core integrates with SAP AI Launchpad for managing connections, workspaces, and monitoring AI resources, making it a core component for enterprises looking to operationalize AI.
Use Cases
- Full lifecycle management of AI scenarios
- Training and deployment of custom AI models
- Monitoring and retraining of AI applications in production
- Running generative AI models at scale
- Executing predictive AI models for business insights
Features
Visibility
- AI Model Monitoring: Monitor the performance and operational health of deployed AI models and applications.
- Resource Consumption Tracking: Track usage of resources and estimate costs for AI workloads.
Intelligence
- Full AI Lifecycle Management: Manage data preparation, model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining of AI models.
- Generative AI Support: Run and manage generative AI models, with usage measured by tokens.
- Predictive AI Support: Run and manage predictive AI models, with usage based on infrastructure consumption.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud service within SAP BTP with multitenant AI lifecycle management
- Deployment
- Cloud Foundry and Kyma Kubernetes
- API Available
- Yes
Infrastructure
- SAP Business Technology Platform
- Cloud Foundry
- Kyma Kubernetes
AI/ML Stack
- Open-source machine learning frameworks
- Argo Workflow
- KServe
- Generative AI hub
Integrations
- SAP AI Launchpad
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 9001
Pricing
- Model
- Usage-based pricing
- Starting Price
- Pay per resource + baseline charge (Standard); pay per resource + model/token usage (Extended)
- Target Customer
- Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual subscription
- Free Trial
- Yes, 30 days
About SAP
SAP SE is a German multinational software corporation and a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI. For over 50 years, SAP has provided comprehensive software solutions to manage business operations and customer relations, uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience.