The whole world and also SAP are investing a lot in AI.
This blog explains technical references for the SAP AI Core. We stick to technical facts, not opinions, nor future predictions, nor business cases. There are already more than sufficient blogs on these topics.
SAP AI Core main description
The main information of SAP AI Core can be found in this document published by SAP. Current version at time of writing this blog was from May 2026.
It contains background information about:
- Architecture
- License and consumption measurement
- Setup
- Security
- And many more topics
Online cost calculator
Check this link for the online SAP AI Core Cost Calculator.
Starter training
Training for starters:
- Generative AI with SAP AI Core – Setup | SAP Tutorials
- Generative AI with SAP AI Core – foundation-model | SAP Tutorials
- Generative AI with SAP AI Core – orchestration | SAP Tutorials
- Predictive AI with SAP AI Core | SAP Tutorials
- Use Boosters for Free Tier Use of SAP AI Core and SAP AI Launchpad | SAP Tutorials
SAP Help
General SAP help is available on this link.
Useful OSS notes
Available LLM GenAI models on BTP are listed in this OSS note: 3437766 – Availability of Generative AI Models.
Available machine types for Machine Learning: 3660109 – Availability of Hardware Instance Types.
Other OSS notes:
- 3248365 – Central SAP Note for SAP AI Core
- 3317169 – Service broker error: Service broker aicore-mlfproduction failed with: Only one SAP AI Core, free plan instance can be created within a Subaccount
- 3431716 – SAP AI Core: Security Alert and Hotfix Deployment
- 3505347 – Orchestration
- 3548524 – Connectivity Proxy URL for Use with SAP AI Core
- 3720903 – Inference Observability
- 3735945 – Termination of Free plan for SAP AI Core and SAP AI Launchpad
- 3746922 – How to activate the SAP AI Core Services in the BTP Cockpit
SAP AI architecture
SAP AI golden path for architecture can be read on this official SAP page. This page also refers to a Forbes article on reasons why 95% of AI pilots fail.
The API issue
The problem with AI is the use it needs of the SAP API’s. SAP has created barrier for usage in its API policy: API_Policy_latest.pdf and the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions On SAP API Policy.
This policy goes back to the classic indirect access discussion. SAP cannot sell end user licenses if a single agent is doing the work.