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Supercharging Scikit-Learn and Pandas in Snowflake with GPUs
Learn how to accelerate model development cycles for scikit-learn, pandas, UMAP and HDBSCAN with GPUs — no code changes required.
Snowflake ML
Go from data to predictive insights faster with Cortex Code. Build production-ready ML pipelines using natural language — right where your governed data lives.
Overview
Move models to production faster with agentic ML
Accelerate the model lifecycle with automated ML pipelines. Drive predictive insights tailored to your business with native context across your data, features, models and notebooks — all on a unified, governed platform.
Integrate ML workflows on a single platform
Unify workflows across development, inference and ops where your data already lives.
Generate trusted ML insights
Discover, manage and govern features and models in Snowflake across the entire lifecycle with centralized lineage and role-based access control (RBAC).
ML Workflow
Go from notebook to production with Snowflake ML
Model Development
Use agentic ML to build scalable models with native context awareness
Generate and iterate on ML pipelines with natural language prompts from Cortex Code.
Optimize data loading and accelerate training from Snowflake Notebooks or directly from Snowflake’s VS Code Extension or through Cursor (both in public preview).
Use pre-installed libraries such as XGBoost and PyTorch, or pip install from open source hubs such as PyPI and Hugging Face.
Customize and train open-weight foundation models with Cortex Training (private preview).
Feature Management
Develop and manage features in batch and real time for production-grade pipelines
Create, manage and serve ML features with continuous, automated refresh on batch or streaming data in under 20 milliseconds using the Snowflake Feature Store.
Promote discoverability, reuse and governance features across training and inference.
Easily search for and visually trace features across the pipeline via the integrated Feature Store UI.
Model Management
Deploy ML models built anywhere for batch and online inference
Log models built on any platform in Snowflake Model Registry and serve for batch or real-time predictions on Snowflake data with CPUs or GPUs.
Serve models in under 100 milliseconds to power low-latency, online use cases, including customer lifetime value and fraud detection.
- Easily monitor performance and drift metrics with integrated ML Observability.
“By delivering fully automated, real-time fee estimates with 97-99% accuracy in Snowflake, we are able to enhance cost transparency and strengthen confidence in settlement and reporting processes.”
Venkata Kalyan Sanaboyina
Senior Engineering Lead
"Previously, the process to train all these models and generate predictions took a half hour. The unified model on Snowflake is super quick; we’re talking minutes to generate forecasts for hundreds of thousands of customers. This speed and simplicity will help unlock additional capabilities for the business like simulation and scenario forecasting.”
Dan Shah
Manager of Data Science
“Having everything unified within Snowflake ML, working seamlessly without needing to think about security or governance, is such a productivity enabler.”
Tuhin Ghosh
Head of Data Science for the Platform Product Group at Coinbase
Feature overview
Learn more about the integrated features for development
and production in Snowflake ML.
Get Started
Take the next stepwith Snowflake
Try a ML quickstart today in a 30-day free trial
- $400 in free usage to start
- Immediate access to the latest Snowflake ML features
- Build and deploy a model with CPUs or GPUs
End-to-end ML
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about Snowflake ML? We've got answers. Here are some of the most common questions to help you understand how it works and how you can get started.
Can I use both CPUs and GPUs for ML workflows in Snowflake?
Yes, data scientists and ML engineers can build and deploy models with distributed processing in CPUs or GPUs. This is enabled by the underlying Ray-based modern container infrastructure that powers the Snowflake ML platform.
Does Snowflake support both batch and real-time ML workflows?
Yes, Snowflake ML handles both online and batch workloads. For real-time needs, our online feature store and online model inference are generally available to power use cases including personalized recommendations, fraud detection, pricing optimization and anomaly detection.
Can I only run models in production that are built in Snowflake?
No, you can bring models built anywhere externally to run in production on Snowflake data. During inference, you can take advantage of integrated MLOps features such as ML observability and RBAC governance.
Is Snowflake ML compatible with open source?
Yes, Snowflake ML is fully compatible with any open source library. Securely access open source repositories via pip and bring in any model from hubs such as Hugging Face.
How does pricing work for Snowflake ML?
Snowflake operates on a consumption-based pricing model. Explore the latest credit pricing table.
Can I try Snowflake ML for free?
Yes, you can try any of our ML quickstarts directly from the free trial experience.
