Snowflake Cortex

SnowflakeAI & ML

Fully managed AI and ML service offering hosted LLMs, vector search, and ML functions inside Snowflake SQL

Sub-services (3)

LLM Functions

SQL-callable functions for completion, summarise, translate

Cortex Analyst

Natural-language interface to Snowflake SQL for business users

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001

Where this runs

27 regions
11 countries
2sovereign
Sovereign regions (2)
  • US East (Commercial Gov - N. Virginia) · AshburnSnowflake on AWS FedRAMP Moderate / DoD IL4 (US)
  • US Gov West 1 (VPS) · San Francisco Bay AreaSnowflake on AWS GovCloud (FedRAMP High)
Commercial regions (25)

Europe (8)

  • EU (Frankfurt)
  • EU (Ireland)
  • North Europe (Ireland)
  • West Europe (Netherlands)
  • Europe West 4 (Netherlands)
  • Europe (London)
  • UK South (London)
  • Europe West 2 (London)

North America (10)

  • Canada (Central)
  • Canada Central
  • US East (N. Virginia)
  • US East 4 (Virginia)
  • East US 2 (Virginia)
  • US East (Ohio)
  • US Central 1 (Iowa)
  • Central US (Iowa)
  • US West (Oregon)
  • West US 2 (Washington)

South America (1)

  • South America (São Paulo)

Asia (4)

  • Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
  • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
  • Asia Pacific (Singapore)
  • Southeast Asia (Singapore)

Oceania (2)

  • Asia Pacific (Sydney)
  • Australia East (Sydney)

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-token-or-credit