Trellis Data's sovereign model Agentaus 1 now live for government
Trellis Data's 220-billion-parameter model ranks 43rd globally. It runs on Australian data centres. No customer data is used for training.
Trellis Data is a Canberra deep tech company. Trellis Data has launched Agentaus 1 as a commercial service.
Public servants and businesses can use it. The model has 220 billion parameters, about 50% more than its predecessor.
It gives more accurate answers. It works through multi-step problems.
It produces longer responses. Agentaus 1 runs on smaller computer clusters.
This keeps costs down. Public servants can use it to turn policy submissions into ministerial briefs.
References go back to the originals. All documents and processing stay on Australian data centres.
Trellis Data was founded by Michael and Rachel Gately in 2016. It previously built speech recognition and translation software that works offline.
The launch comes as the Albanese government prepares mandatory safety standards for frontier AI.
- 220 billion
- Parameters
- 43rd
- Global ranking
- May
- Commercial launch
- 2016
- Founded
Why it mattersAustralia has a rare chance to build a world-class AI company. This reduces dependence on US or Chinese technology.
AustraliaAustralian government workers and businesses can now use a sovereign AI model built at home, cutting reliance on offshore services and keeping sensitive policy work local.
