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title: "Grants Program | Inference.net"
description: "Inference.net's Grant program offers up to $10,000 in free compute resources to developers and researchers working on open-source AI projects."
url: "https://inference.net/grants/"
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# AI Compute Grants

Inference.net's Grant program offers up to $10,000 in free compute resources to developers and researchers working on open-source AI projects. Fill out the form below and our team will be in touch.

## Recent Recipients

[### mactop A terminal-based tool to monitor Apple Silicon in real-time, tracking CPU/GPU, power consumption, and more.](https://github.com/context-labs/mactop) [### Autodoc An experimental toolkit using LLMs like to index code and auto-generate codebase documentation.](https://github.com/context-labs/autodoc)

### Charry.ai

Create and chat with AI friends using Charry's iOS app. Powered by the latest and greatest language models.

## Submit your application

Share details about your project and explain how our grant could help. We review and award grants on a rolling basis, with no fixed application deadlines. Below you'll find information about eligible project types.

### Novel Applications

We're looking for novel applications that leverage LLMs in creative ways. Whether you're building a new type of software interface or exploring previously impossible applications, we want to help bring your ideas to life.

### Performance Optimization

We're particularly interested in projects that improve LLM inference performance through optimization, hardware acceleration, or novel architectures. Show us how you can make AI faster and more efficient.

### Developer Tools

Developer tools and utilities that make AI development more accessible and productive are a key focus. This includes testing frameworks, development environments, and tools that streamline the AI development workflow.