Yatai
Model Deployment at Scale on Kubernetes 🦄️
- Status
- UnmaintainedGitHub repository has been archived.
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 12, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $0
What it is
Yatai is a model serving and deployment platform built for Kubernetes. It enables developers to deploy machine learning models at scale, ensuring high availability and scalability.
Yatai stands out as a Kubernetes-native platform specifically designed for deploying machine learning models, offering high availability and scalability without the need for external managed services.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Teams needing to deploy ML models at scale with Kubernetes
Organizations requiring high availability and scalability in their model deployment
Developers who prefer a self-hosted solution for model serving
Look elsewhere if
Projects that require real-time streaming capabilities (Yatai is batch-oriented)
Teams preferring cloud-managed services over self-hosting solutions
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Complex setup process for Kubernetes integration
Requires deep understanding of Kubernetes configurations to deploy effectively
What it does well
Kubernetes-native deployment of ML models
High availability and scalability
Integration with BentoML for model packaging
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesOpen source — free to use
- Paid from
- $0
- Model
- Flat rate
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
How Fast Is It?
Set up Yatai
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.
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