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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="llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct",
)

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