Snowflake Cortex
by Snowflake
At a glance
Generative AI features in Snowflake that run language models next to warehouse data via SQL and APIs.
data-analytics llm warehouse
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Data & Analytics
- Business model
- Paid
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023
Overview
Snowflake Cortex is Snowflake's generative AI layer for running language models next to governed warehouse data. Teams call models through SQL or interfaces to summarize, search, and build assistants without moving data out of Snowflake's controls. Cortex is billed as Snowflake usage, not a standalone consumer app.
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Key features
- LLM functions callable from SQL next to warehouse data
- Document and conversation processing inside Snowflake
- Assistants built on governed enterprise data
- Access to frontier and Snowflake-hosted models
Use cases
- Asking questions of warehouse tables in natural language
- Summarizing documents stored with enterprise data
- Building internal assistants that stay inside Snowflake governance
Pricing
Snowflake Cortex is billed as Snowflake consumption (credits), not a separate consumer subscription.
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Documentation
- docs.snowflake.com ↗
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- US
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- Global
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- proprietary
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Frequently asked questions
What is Snowflake Cortex?
Cortex is Snowflake's generative AI layer for running language models next to data in the Snowflake warehouse.
Is Cortex a standalone chatbot?
No. It is used from SQL and Snowflake interfaces on top of existing Snowflake accounts.
Where is the documentation?
Snowflake publishes Cortex documentation under Snowflake AI and ML in its docs site.
What does the Snowflake Cortex record not establish?
Its pricing cannot be read from a confirmable same-site page, so no plan price is recorded and licence terms, regions and interface languages are not established.
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