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Apple to offer free cloud AI to small developers to lower AI infrastructure cost barriers

Apple will provide foundation models to small developers with fewer than 2 million cumulative App Store downloads without charging cloud API fees, TechCrunch reported. The benefit applies to models running on Private Cloud Compute. Apple said infrastructure costs should not block exploring ideas. The 2 million threshold is similar to its Small Business Program. Apple will expand its foundation model framework to image input and server model support.