G42 Empowers Global AI Innovation with OpenAI GPT-OSS on Core42’s AI Cloud
In a groundbreaking move, Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, has announced the global availability of OpenAI’s latest open-weight AI models—gpt-oss-20B and gpt-oss-120B—on its AI Cloud platform. These models are now instantly accessible through the Core42 Compass API, offering enterprises, researchers, and developers unparalleled flexibility, performance, and scalability. This deployment marks a pivotal step toward democratizing advanced AI capabilities while ensuring sovereignty, security, and cost efficiency.
Unmatched Performance and Silicon Freedom
At the heart of this announcement is Core42’s commitment to delivering unmatched AI performance. Through the Compass API, users can run OpenAI’s open-weight models on their choice of leading GPUs and accelerators, leveraging a silicon-diverse infrastructure tailored for optimal price-performance and scalability. With inference speeds of up to 3,000 tokens per second per user, Core42 sets a new benchmark for real-time AI at a global scale. This level of performance ensures low-latency workloads and applications, empowering organizations to tackle even the most demanding AI challenges with ease.
“Core42 AI Cloud, powered by silicon-diverse infrastructure, delivers the flexibility and performance needed for today’s AI workloads,” said Kiril Evtimov, CEO of Core42 and Group CTO of G42. “Through the Compass API, organizations can access the latest open-weight AI models and choose the optimal platform to scale transformation, optimize performance and cost, and drive progress across global markets.”
Tailored Solutions for Diverse Workloads
Core42’s deployment caters to a wide range of use cases, from public sector and commercial applications to developer-driven projects. By offering sovereign, scalable, and high-performance capabilities, Core42 ensures that organizations can deploy AI solutions confidently, even in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and national security. The platform’s ability to deliver agentic, high-performance systems with full sovereign controls makes it an ideal choice for enterprises operating under strict compliance requirements.
Key benefits of Core42’s open-weight deployment include:
- Enterprise-Scale Performance: Organizations can run the fastest and most demanding AI workloads at a global scale, enabling advanced automation, real-time decision-making, and transformative AI experiences.
- Sovereign-Ready Scalability: High-performance AI can be deployed in-country with full sovereign controls, ensuring secure operations for sensitive sectors like government, healthcare, and finance.
- Optimized for Committed Environments: For organizations operating under committed infrastructure agreements, Core42 provides predictable costs and consistent performance, making it easier to plan and scale AI initiatives.
- Cost-Efficient Agentic AI: Businesses can run agentic workloads at the lowest possible cost while maintaining in-country deployment and sovereign controls, making advanced AI accessible for cost-sensitive use cases.
Seamless Access via Compass API
The Compass API simplifies access to these cutting-edge models, allowing users to seamlessly integrate AI into their workflows. Whether running AI locally or in the cloud, customers benefit from full transparency, fine-tuning capabilities, and sovereign deployment options. This flexibility enables organizations to align performance, cost, and compliance with their specific needs, ensuring that AI solutions are both effective and adaptable.
This release underscores Core42’s dedication to providing secure, optimized, and globally sovereign-enabled AI infrastructure. By combining OpenAI’s state-of-the-art models with Core42’s robust platform, businesses can unlock new possibilities for innovation at scale.
A Step Toward Enterprise AI Autonomy
With open-weight access to these models, organizations gain unprecedented control over their AI strategies. They can tailor AI solutions to meet their unique requirements, driving innovation and achieving competitive advantages in their respective markets. This level of autonomy represents a significant shift in how enterprises approach AI, empowering them to shape technology to their specific needs rather than being constrained by pre-defined frameworks.
Reinforcing G42’s Leadership in AI
This announcement builds on G42’s recent milestones, further solidifying its position as a global leader in AI innovation. Earlier this year, G42 unveiled a 5GW US-UAE AI campus and launched the 1GW Stargate UAE facility as Phase 1 of the project. Additionally, the company secured a $1.5 billion investment from Microsoft in 2024, underscoring its role in advancing the UAE’s status as a global AI hub.
By launching OpenAI’s open-weight models on Core42’s AI Cloud, G42 continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in AI. This initiative not only enhances accessibility to advanced AI tools but also reinforces the importance of sovereignty, scalability, and performance in driving meaningful progress across industries.
About Core42
Core42, a G42 company, empowers individuals, enterprises, and nations to unlock the full potential of AI through its comprehensive enablement capabilities. As a leading provider of sovereign cloud, AI infrastructure, and services, our mission is to accelerate the achievements of others and help them reach their most ambitious goals.
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About G42
G42 is a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence capabilities for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating around the world, G42 champions AI as a powerful force for good. Its people are constantly reimagining what technology can do, applying advanced thinking and innovation to accelerate progress and tackle society’s most pressing problems.
G42 is joining forces with nations, corporations and individuals to create the infrastructure for tomorrow’s world. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities, today.
