Akili ComputePre-launch

AI models for Zimbabwe,
on local terms

Akili Compute, from Akili Connect, will give developers and businesses in Zimbabwe one API to leading open-weight AI models, paid for with prepaid credit in US dollars. The service is not open yet.

One endpoint, many models

Point any OpenAI-compatible client at your Akili endpoint and choose from a curated list of open-weight models.

How it will work

Three steps to your first call

Our aim is that you will not need an overseas card or a foreign billing account. We will confirm local payment options at launch.

  1. 1

    Create an account

    Before launch, request a place through the form below. At launch, register and get an API key from your dashboard.

  2. 2

    Top up prepaid credit

    Load credit in US dollars. Local payment options follow at launch.

  3. 3

    Call the API

    Point an OpenAI-compatible client at your Akili endpoint and watch usage in your dashboard.

Your first call

Illustrative
# Any OpenAI-compatible client works.
client = OpenAI(
  base_url="<your Akili endpoint>",
  api_key="<your Akili key>")

client.chat.completions.create(
  model="<an open model>",
  messages=[{"role": "user",
    "content": "Summarise this."}])
Why Akili Compute

What we are building that buying direct does not give you

At launch, the models will be the same ones global teams use. What changes is how you pay, who you deal with and the paperwork you get.

Akili Connect
Akili Connect (Private) Limited
Harare, Zimbabwe
Invoice
Akili Compute prepaid credit
Prepaid credit top-upUSD 20.00
Payment methodTo be confirmed
TotalUSD 20.00
Illustrative layout with example figures. Not a price.
  • Invoices your finance team can file

    Issued by Akili Connect (Private) Limited, a registered Zimbabwean company.

  • Support during Zimbabwean business hours

    At launch, a local team you can email, answering in plain language.

  • Several models, one balance

    Chat, document and coding models, all drawing on the same prepaid credit.

Who it is for

Who we are building for

We are inviting each of these groups to early access, and their feedback shapes what we launch.

Developers and startups

Chatbots, document extraction and call summaries, started on a small prepaid balance.

Software houses and agencies

A separate prepaid balance per client project, with invoices you can pass on.

Universities and researchers

One account per department or project, with spend capped at what you load, so a class cannot run up a bill.

Banks and larger firms

A local contract, a written data protection agreement and a defined pilot before any production use.

Request early access

Tell us which group you are in and what you want to build.

Use cases

What you can build with it

The same API covers the jobs teams in Zimbabwe ask us about most.

Customer support assistants

Answer common questions on your website or WhatsApp, and hand over to a person when needed.

Document and invoice extraction

Turn invoices, forms and statements into clean data your systems can use.

Call and meeting summaries

Summarise calls and meetings into actions, from text transcripts your team already has.

Questions

What people ask us

Anything else, email hello@akiliconnect.com and a person will answer.

Is Akili Compute open now?+

Not yet. We are preparing a private beta. Request early access below and we will write to you when your place is ready.

Which models will I be able to use?+

A curated list of leading open-weight models for chat, documents and code. We publish the list and prices at launch.

How much will it cost?+

You pay per use from prepaid credit. We publish the full price list at public launch, and early access users see it first.

What happens to unused credit?+

Our terms of service will set out how unused credit and refunds work, and we will publish them before we take any payment.

How will I pay?+

Prepaid credit in US dollars. We will list the accepted local payment options at launch.

What happens to my data?+

We will publish a privacy notice and terms of service before we take any customer data, and we only use what you send through this site to reply to you.

Early access

Be first in line

Tell us what you want to build. Early access users get a direct line to the team.

Prefer email? Write to hello@akiliconnect.com

We only use these details to reply to you.
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Thank you, your request is in

We will reply to the email you gave us. You can also reach us at hello@akiliconnect.com.