DigitalOcean GradientAI Platform Now Available, Bringing Simplicity and Power to Generative AI Development
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. today announced the general availability of GradientAI™, a fully managed platform designed to help developers easily integrate customized generative AI agents into their applications—without the need for deep AI infrastructure or expertise.
Formerly known as the GenAI Platform, GradientAI allows teams to combine their proprietary data with leading foundation models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, and Mistral, and quickly deploy agents through a single API-powered interface. It’s designed for digital native enterprises looking to streamline operations, reduce costs, or elevate user experience through AI—all with DigitalOcean’s signature simplicity.
“Generative AI can be complex — and DigitalOcean has always focused on making the complex simple,” said Bratin Saha, Chief Product and Technology Officer at DigitalOcean. “With GradientAI, we’re lowering the barrier for developers and teams to build AI agents, all while keeping the developer experience front and center.”
Key Features of the DigitalOcean GradientAI Platform
- Fully Managed AI Infrastructure: Developers don’t need to provision or manage GPU clusters—DigitalOcean handles the backend, enabling deployment in minutes.
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Seamlessly integrate proprietary data into GenAI agents to deliver relevant, contextual responses.
- Multi-Model Flexibility: Access and switch between LLMs from multiple providers via one unified API.
- Serverless Inference: Only pay for what you use, with usage-based billing and no infrastructure overhead.
- Function & Agent Routing: Connect GenAI agents to third-party APIs or other agents within your application for powerful orchestration.
- Integrated Guardrails: Customize and control agent outputs to ensure appropriate, safe, and compliant responses.
- Built-in Evaluation Tools: Regularly test and monitor performance to ensure quality and continuous improvement.
Built for Builders: A Platform Designed to Scale with Your Vision
GradientAI is tailored to small- and mid-sized development teams who want to harness the power of GenAI—without the operational complexity of self-managing AI infrastructure or juggling fragmented tools across platforms.
“The future of business is human-led and agent-operated,” said Aaron Kettl, founder of Quikest. “With GradientAI, I can set up agents with minimal code, and swap models as new ones are released. My product improves automatically.”
Unified AI, Storage, and Compute
As part of the broader DigitalOcean ecosystem, GradientAI connects seamlessly with DigitalOcean’s object storage, functions, and databases, all running on its GPU-backed cloud infrastructure. This integration gives developers a comprehensive, scalable environment to build, deploy, and iterate on AI-powered applications—all from a single control panel.
TL;DR – Why GradientAI Matters
- No DevOps Needed: Fully managed infrastructure—just build and deploy.
- Built-in Multi-Model Support: OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral—all in one API.
- Fast Onboarding: Deploy your first agent in minutes.
- Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Serverless billing means no waste.
- Safety First: Guardrails and evaluation tools built in.
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