> Snowflake Cortex
Snowflake Cortex is a managed service within the Snowflake Data Cloud that provides access to LLMs (Llama, Mistral, Gemma) and AI functions. It uses a credit-based system where usage is billed per million tokens processed, independent of the Snowflake edition.
Free-tier availability unknown
Research on 3d ago could not find any public free-tier information for this provider — treat the free-tier status as unverified rather than confirmed absent. If you know otherwise, submit a correction and we’ll re-verify.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | Free | Free | Cheapest tracked model rate (OpenRouter-normalized). |
| AI Credit Consumption | payg | — | — | — | Billed in AI Credits per million tokens. Rates vary by model and are flat across regions. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct | Free | Free | 131k |
| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | Free | Free | 131k |
| Gemma 2 27B | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 8k |
| Mistral Large | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 128k |
$ Does Snowflake Cortex have a free tier?
No. Snowflake Cortex does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Snowflake Cortex cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Snowflake Cortex is Free per 1M input tokens and Free per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Snowflake Cortex's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Snowflake Cortex safe to use?
Uprouter rates Snowflake Cortex as low risk. Rated low risk. a paid API provider with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. The standing caveat is that free quotas, rate limits and logging options can change without notice, so route sensitive payloads carefully. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Snowflake Cortex through Uprouter Connect?
Snowflake Cortex is not marked Connect-compatible in our catalog yet. You can still use their API directly, or request compatibility via /submit.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
current: unknownNo probes recorded yet.
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risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. a paid API provider with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. The standing caveat is that free quotas, rate limits and logging options can change without notice, so route sensitive payloads carefully.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Snowflake Cortex's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://www.snowflake.com/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "meta-llama-3-1-70b-instruct",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.