Snowflake Cortex

Use Snowflake Cortex AI models through Portkey for enterprise data cloud AI.

Quick Start

Get started with Snowflake Cortex in under 2 minutes:

Python

from portkey_ai import Portkey

# 1. Install: pip install portkey-ai
# 2. Add @cortex provider in model catalog
# 3. Use it:

portkey = Portkey(api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY")

response = portkey.chat.completions.create(
    model="@cortex/claude-3-5-sonnet",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai'

// 1. Install: npm install portkey-ai
// 2. Add @cortex provider in model catalog
// 3. Use it:

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
})

const response = await portkey.chat.completions.create({
    model: "@cortex/claude-3-5-sonnet",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }]
})

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content)

from openai import OpenAI
from portkey_ai import PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL

# 1. Install: pip install openai portkey-ai
# 2. Add @cortex provider in model catalog
# 3. Use it:

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",  # Portkey API key
    base_url=PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="@cortex/claude-3-5-sonnet",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai"
import { PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL } from "portkey-ai"

// 1. Install: npm install openai portkey-ai
// 2. Add @cortex provider in model catalog
// 3. Use it:

const client = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",  // Portkey API key
    baseURL: PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL
})

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
    model: "@cortex/claude-3-5-sonnet",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }]
})

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content)

# 1. Add @cortex provider in model catalog
# 2. Use it:

curl https://api.portkey.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "@cortex/claude-3-5-sonnet",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Add Provider in Model Catalog

Before making requests, add Snowflake Cortex to your Model Catalog:

1. Go to Model Catalog → Add Provider
2. Select Snowflake Cortex
3. Enter your API key/JWT Token from Snowflake
4. Name your provider (e.g., cortex)

Complete Setup Guide

See all setup options and detailed configuration instructions

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Supported Models

Snowflake Cortex provides access to various AI models through the Snowflake platform:

• Claude (Anthropic)
• Llama (Meta)
• Mistral
• And other popular models

Check Snowflake Cortex documentation for the complete model list.

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Next Steps

Gateway Configs

Add fallbacks, load balancing, and more

Observability

Monitor and trace your Cortex requests

Prompt Library

Manage and version your prompts

Metadata

Add custom metadata to requests

For complete SDK documentation:

SDK Reference

Complete Portkey SDK documentation