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Quick Start

Get started with Nscale in under 2 minutes:
from portkey_ai import Portkey

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

portkey = Portkey(api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY")

response = portkey.chat.completions.create(
    model="@nscale/meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

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

Add Provider in Model Catalog

Before making requests, add Nscale to your Model Catalog:
  1. Go to Model Catalog → Add Provider
  2. Select Nscale
  3. Enter your Nscale API key
  4. Name your provider (e.g., nscale)

Complete Setup Guide

See all setup options and detailed configuration instructions

Nscale Capabilities

Chat Completions

Generate chat completions with EU-sovereign infrastructure:
from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY", provider="@nscale")

response = portkey.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

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

Image Generation

Generate images with Stable Diffusion on EU infrastructure:
from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY", provider="@nscale")

image = portkey.images.generate(
    model="stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0",
    prompt="A beautiful sunset over mountains",
    size="1024x1024"
)

print(image.data[0].url)

Supported Models

Nscale provides EU-sovereign AI infrastructure for various models: Check Nscale’s documentation for the complete model list.

Next Steps

For complete SDK documentation:

SDK Reference

Complete Portkey SDK documentation