Melious key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Melious AI GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- Together AI, Replicate, Hugging Face Inference Endpoints, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI Service
About Melious
Melious is a specialized German technology platform that provides sovereign European AI infrastructure for B2B and enterprise applications. By offering a single, unified API endpoint compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic standards, Melious allows developers to integrate advanced LLMs into their workflows while ensuring that all data processing occurs strictly within the European Union. The platform acts as a gateway to over 60 open-weight models, providing a centralized billing system and transparent pricing. The service is designed for organizations with high data privacy requirements that need the power of modern generative AI without the regulatory risks associated with non-EU infrastructure. Beyond simple inference, the platform includes integrated tools for building complete AI applications, such as vector storage, web search, and code execution. Located at the University of Saarland's startup center, Melious focuses on transparency, sustainability, and digital sovereignty for the European market.
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