# Sail Research

> Sail is an AI inference platform optimized for throughput (not latency), built for long-running background and agentic AI workloads. It runs the leading open-source models on demand with usage-based pricing and $5 in free monthly credits.

## Product

- [Sail Research](https://sailresearch.com): Throughput-optimized AI inference for background and agentic workloads.
- [App / Sign up](https://app.sailresearch.com): Create an API key and start sending requests (OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible).
- [Docs](https://docs.sailresearch.com): API reference and guides.
- [Pricing](https://docs.sailresearch.com/pricing): Usage-based pricing and completion windows.

## Company

- [Manifesto](https://sailresearch.com/manifesto): Why Sail optimizes for throughput, not latency.
- [Blog](https://sailresearch.com/blog): Engineering posts, announcements, and research.
- [Funding — $80M raised](https://sailresearch.com/blog/sail-raises-80m): Sail raised $80M — seed led by Sequoia Capital, Series A led by Kleiner Perkins (with Redpoint, Theory, Vine, CRV, A*, and Abstract) — to build efficient inference and long-running sandboxes for long-horizon agents.
- [Careers](https://sailresearch.com/careers): Open roles building efficient inference infrastructure.

## Optional

- [RSS feed](https://sailresearch.com/rss): Latest posts from the Sail Research blog.