Lightning.AI

aid: lightningai
name: Lightning.AI
description: Lightning AI is an AI development cloud from the creators of PyTorch Lightning. The platform bundles browser-based
  GPU Studios, batch and multi-node training jobs, autoscaled model and container deployments, ephemeral code-execution Sandboxes,
  teamspace data and model registries, and an OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway (Model APIs) that fronts hosted models from OpenAI,
  Anthropic, Google and open-weights providers behind one key and one bill. Developers reach the platform through the lightning-sdk
  Python package and its lightning CLI, an @lightningai/sdk TypeScript SDK for Sandboxes, and a v1 REST surface reachable
  with the `lightning api` escape hatch. Lightning AI also publishes an llms.txt, a docs manifest registry, and six first-party
  Agent Skills in SKILL.md format for coding agents.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/58386951?s=200&v=4
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightningai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: enrichment-pipeline
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Ai Infrastructure
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- GPU Cloud
- Model Inference
- LLM Gateway
- Developer Tools
- MLOps
- Deployment
apis:
- aid: lightningai:model-apis
  name: Lightning AI Model APIs
  description: OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway. Call hosted models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and open-weights providers
    through a single Bearer-authenticated endpoint with one bill, using provider/model names such as openai/gpt-5 or anthropic/claude-opus-4-8.
    Every user receives 30 million free tokens per month. The public model catalog is served unauthenticated at https://lightning.ai/api/v1/models.
  humanURL: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/inference/model-apis
  baseURL: https://lightning.ai/v1
  tags:
  - LLM Gateway
  - Model Inference
  - Artificial Intelligence
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/inference/model-apis
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/lightningai-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/lightningai-authentication.yml
- aid: lightningai:platform-api
  name: Lightning AI Platform API
  description: The v1 REST surface behind the Lightning AI platform — Studios, Jobs, multi-machine training, Deployments,
    Sandboxes, teamspaces, memberships, datasets and the model checkpoint registry. Authenticated with HTTP Basic using LIGHTNING_USER_ID
    and LIGHTNING_API_KEY, and reachable from the CLI with `lightning api <endpoint>` for anything the SDK does not wrap.
  humanURL: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers/sdk
  baseURL: https://lightning.ai/api/v1
  tags:
  - Developer Tools
  - MLOps
  - Deployment
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers/sdk
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/lightningai-authentication.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/lightningai-conventions.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://lightning.ai/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers
- type: Documentation
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs/overview/sdk-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/overview/getting-started
- type: Blog
  url: https://lightning.ai/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Lightning-AI
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.grid.ai/privacy-policy/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.lightning.ai/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/security/compliance
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/lightningai-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/lightningai-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/lightningai-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/lightningai-cli.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/lightningai-well-known.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/lightningai-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/lightningai-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/lightningai-rate-limits.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/lightningai-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/lightningai-lifecycle.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/lightningai-sandbox.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lightningai-domain-security.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
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