> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Build at the Speed of Cerebras > Experience real-time AI responses for code generation, summarization, and autonomous tasks with the world's fastest AI inference.
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```python Python theme={null} import os from cerebras.cloud.sdk import Cerebras client = Cerebras( api_key=os.environ.get("CEREBRAS_API_KEY"), ) chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create( messages=[ { "role": "user", "content": "Why is fast inference important?", } ], model="llama3.1-8b", ) print(chat_completion) ``` ```javascript Node.js theme={null} import Cerebras from '@cerebras/cerebras_cloud_sdk'; const client = new Cerebras({ apiKey: process.env['CEREBRAS_API_KEY'], }); async function main() { const completionCreateResponse = await client.chat.completions.create({ messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Why is fast inference important?' }], model: 'llama3.1-8b', }); console.log(completionCreateResponse); } main(); ``` ```bash cURL theme={null} curl --location 'https://api.cerebras.ai/v1/chat/completions' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${CEREBRAS_API_KEY}" \ --data '{ "model": "llama3.1-8b", "stream": false, "messages": [{"content": "why is fast inference important?", "role": "user"}], "temperature": 0, "max_tokens": -1, "seed": 0, "top_p": 1 }' ```
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