Fireworks AI startup program: inference credits for venture-backed AI startups

What you get

• Build credits (amount not published) that expire after 1 year, plus options for higher rate limits
• Credits cover serverless text and vision inference, image generation, speech-to-text, embeddings, fine-tuning and on-demand GPU deployments
• Direct access to applied AI engineers and product roadmap sessions
• Startup meetups, workshops and hackathons, plus joint marketing and case studies

Eligibility

• A registered company with a working website
• Privately held and for-profit
• Founded within the last 5 years
• Venture-backed with more than $500k in funding
• Has not raised Series D or later

How the Fireworks AI startup program works

Credit types and validity

• Build credits (amount not published), valid for 1 year
• Options for higher rate limits
• Direct access to applied AI engineers and roadmap sessions
• Meetups, workshops, hackathons, joint marketing and case studies

How the credits are applied and when they expire

Click 'Join Program' on fireworks.ai/startups and fill in the form; the startup team then contacts you. Credits apply only to on-demand usage — serverless text and vision inference, image generation, speech-to-text, embeddings, fine-tuning and on-demand GPU deployments — and expire after 1 year. They do not cover reserved GPU capacity, SLAs, professional services or premium support. Add a payment method if you want to continue on pay-as-you-go once credits run out.

For founders in India

No India-specific terms published; the same funding and company criteria apply worldwide.

How to apply, step by step

1. Go to fireworks.ai/startups and click 'Join Program'
2. Fill in the form about your company and what you're building
3. The Fireworks startup team contacts you to learn more
4. Create a Fireworks account (Google, GitHub, LinkedIn or email). Add a payment method if you want to continue on pay-as-you-go after credits run out

Documents and details to keep ready

• Company website
• Funding details showing more than $500k raised
• Fireworks does not publish a document list

Common reasons applications are declined

• Not a registered, privately held, for-profit company with a working website
• Founded more than 5 years ago
• Not venture-backed, or $500k or less in funding
• Has raised Series D or later

Tips before you apply

• Confirm you clear the $500k venture-funding bar before applying
• Plan to use credits within 12 months — they expire after 1 year
• Keep workloads on on-demand usage; reserved GPU capacity is not covered
• Add a payment method early if you need continuity after credits run out

Terms to know

• Credits expire after 1 year
• Credits apply only to on-demand usage, not reserved GPU capacity, SLAs, professional services or premium support