AI Factory France
The French one-stop shop,
exposing computing ressources, skillsets and services to foster AI research and business applications
Jean Zay – Copyrights : Cyril FRESILLON / IDRIS / CNRS Images
Joliot Curie – Copyrights : CEA / P. Stroppa
ADASTRA – Copyrights : GENCI
A hub to Accelerate AI for Science, Industry & Society
AI Factory France is a national and European-scale platform backed by a broad coalition of France’s most prestigious academic, public, and private partners — including GENCI, Inria, CNRS, CEA, France Universités with 12 French Universities (representing the IA Clusters), CINES, Amiad, Mission French Tech, Station-F and HubFranceIA — to connect you to a unique ecosystem of expertise, high-performance computing, training, and support services.
AI Factory France federates the resources of the French ecosystem to offer a unique one-stop-shop, using public supercomputing facilities from GENCI (Jean Zay at IDRIS, Adastra at CINES and Joliot-Curie at TGCC) and the upcoming Alice Recoque supercomputer, France’s exascale machine, purpose-built for AI.
Who Is the AI Factory France For?
If you’re a researcher exploring advanced AI methods, a startup building breakthrough products, a university scaling your AI programs, or an industry leader seeking data-driven solutions, AI Factory France is built for you.
Scientists and AI/HPC users in academia
Tech startups and SMEs building innovative applications
Large companies modernizing through AI
Public services using AI to improve healthcare, mobility, security and society
The Services
AI Factory France offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of artificial intelligence across sectors. Users gain access to sovereign high-performance computing resources, as well as data spaces, open-source and domain-specific AI models, and expert support for optimizing workloads. The platform also provides training programs, co-development opportunities, startup support, and tools for model sharing and collaboration.
Computing capacity
Data access
Models access
Training services
Support services
Ecosystem development
News and events
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Call for projects PNRIA 2026
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Hackathon Adastra 2026
Adastra GPU Hackathon at CINES: First Session Highlights and Next StepsThe CINES recently hosted the first session of its Adastra GPU Hackathon A...
Designed to Address the Needs of Key Industrial Sectors
AI Factory France is designed to empower innovation across the most strategically important sectors of the French and European economy. By providing tailored AI infrastructure, models, datasets, and expert support, it helps stakeholders across these industries develop cutting-edge applications, improve competitiveness, and address critical societal challenges.
Robotics
Health
Earth science
Cyber/Defense
Energy
Digital Continuum
Edtech
Agriculture
Finance
Humanities
Aerospace
Materials science
Mobility
Why Work with us?
Joining our community means becoming part of a strategic French AI ecosystem focused on innovation, sovereignty, and ethical development.
You’ll also plug into a network of AI Factories across Europe, where collaborative projects, shared models, and coordinated research can give your work pan-European impact.
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