Inception
Palo Alto, US · 47 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
Inception Labs develops diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) designed for production applications. Their Mercury model family offers faster inference speeds than traditional autoregressive LLMs while maintaining quality, targeting developers and enterprises building AI systems.
Founders & leadership
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Investors · 6
Competitors · 5
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OpenRouter27 shared keywordsOpenRouter operates an AI gateway that allows developers to access and compare hundreds of language models from multiple providers in a single platform. The service eliminates vendor lock-in while offering improved pricing, uptime, and reliability for companies and developers.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Inception do?
- Inception Labs develops diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) designed for production applications. Their Mercury model family offers faster inference speeds than traditional autoregressive LLMs while maintaining quality, targeting developers and enterprises building AI systems.
- Who founded Inception?
- Inception was founded by Aditya Grover.
- Who are Inception's investors?
- Inception's investors include Amplify Partners, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Databricks Ventures, Sabrina Hahn Fund.
- Where is Inception headquartered?
- Inception is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.