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Create an inference service

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  1. Select a model.
  2. Configure the infrastructure.
  3. Configure the inference service.
  4. Confirm the configuration.

1. Select a model

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Foundation Models Catalog.

  2. In the model card, click Create.

  3. Enter an inference service name.

  4. To filter inference services in the list, add tags. A tag with the model name is added automatically. To add a new tag, in the Tags field, enter the tag and press Enter.

  5. Optional: enter a description for the inference service. For example, specify its purpose.

  6. Click Continue.

2. Configure the infrastructure

  1. Set the model parameters.

    1.1. Select the data type for the KV cache.

    1.2. Select the maximum context length.

  2. Select an inference service configuration. When selecting, consider the expected model performance metrics.

    You cannot change the configuration after the inference service is created.

  3. Click Continue.

3. Configure the inference service

  1. Configure the number of inference instances.

    1.1. To have a fixed number of instances in the service, open the Fixed tab and specify the number of instances.

    1.2. To use autoscaling for the service, open the Autoscaling tab and set the minimum and maximum number of instances. The number of instances will change automatically only within the specified range depending on the load on the inference service.

    You can change the number of inference instances after the inference service is created. Learn more in the Scaling the inference service.

  2. Select the disk type for the inference instance.

  3. Select the inference service connection type:

    • public — access via a public endpoint from the internet;

    • private — access via a private endpoint only from devices in the inference service private subnet.

    You cannot change the connection type after the inference service is created.

  4. Click Continue.

4. Confirm configuration

  1. Check the final inference service configuration.

  2. Check the inference service price.

  3. Click Create Inference Service.Creating an inference service may take about 15 minutes.