# AI & ML Functions

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## Overview

AI & ML Functions enable running generative AI models, embedding models, and machine learning (ML) models directly on the data using simple SQL commands in SingleStore. This eliminates the need for data movement, reducing latency, cost, and complexity.

AI & ML Functions are delivered as preconfigured, managed Python User-Defined Functions (UDFs) that run in optimized containers within [SingleStore Aura](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/container-services.md). This containerized design provides a secure, fully managed execution environment for building and running AI & ML workloads.

AI & ML Functions enable SQL-based execution tasks such as sentiment analysis, summarization, and translation without requiring additional frameworks, external API integrations, or complex pipelines.

AI & ML Functions run alongside SingleStore Helios, delivering results in milliseconds. Combined with SingleStore’s HTAP architecture, these functions run on real-time operational data as soon as it is created.

## In this section

* [AI Functions](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/ai/ai-ml-functions/ai-functions.md)
* [ML Functions](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/ai/ai-ml-functions/ml-functions.md)

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Modified at: March 30, 2026

Source: [/cloud/ai/ai-ml-functions/](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/ai/ai-ml-functions/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)