The global market for AI inference is expanding rapidly as organizations shift from experimentation to full-scale deployment of AI applications. This surge has created a pressing need for reliable, high-performance compute infrastructure. In response, Aolani, a Singapore-founded neocloud powering AI growth, has announced a partnership to supply GPU cloud infrastructure to FriendliAI, the San Francisco-headquartered inference cloud for frontier AI. The collaboration aims to support the rapidly growing demand for inference services.
FriendliAI, founded by researchers who invented continuous batching—a now-standard technique in AI inference serving—has built its inference stack end to end, from optimized GPU kernels to global distribution. The company consistently ranks as one of the fastest inference providers on OpenRouter, with enterprise clients such as LG, Kilo Code, and Liner relying on its platform for production workloads. As AI applications become integral to everyday business workflows, efficient time-to-value and dependable compute are increasingly critical to keep services responsive as usage grows.
Access to reliable compute infrastructure is becoming a strategic differentiator for companies scaling production workloads. More AI natives are turning to Asia for high-performance compute capacity, attracted by the region's expanding digital infrastructure, strategic connectivity, and growing AI ecosystem. Aolani, as one of the leading neoclouds offering purpose-built next-generation AI infrastructure, helps AI natives scale more efficiently. Its capabilities across orchestration, automation, and lifecycle management actively support FriendliAI's services, equipping the company with the compute needed to serve rapid customer demand both globally and increasingly in Asia.
Nicholas Chia, Chief Executive Officer at Aolani, said: "We're seeing inference needs grow faster than companies can find compute to support and service their customers. To narrow the supply and demand gap, we actively partner with companies like FriendliAI to deliver compute capacity on time, at scale, and to rigorous standards. We look forward to partnering with the FriendliAI team to grow its services to bring fast and reliable inference to developers worldwide."
Byung-Gon Chun, Founder and CEO of FriendliAI, said: "We are seeing exponential growth in demand for our frontier AI inference services. Businesses need the freedom to choose the AI models that best suit their applications and the ability to run them efficiently in production. Our job is to deliver high-performance, reliable inference so developers can focus on building their AI applications. Aolani stood out as a trusted infrastructure partner that can help us scale at the pace our customers need. We look forward to working with Aolani to support our mission."
The partnership underscores the critical role of specialized cloud providers in bridging the compute gap for AI inference. As demand continues to outpace supply, collaborations like this one are essential to ensure that AI-native companies and enterprises can deploy and scale their models reliably. For more information, visit Aolani's website and FriendliAI's website.
