# Qualcomm Dragonwing AI On-Prem Appliance Solution

The Qualcomm Dragonwing^™^ AI On-Prem Appliance Solution is a unified, end-to-end system for on-premise AI inferencing. The AI On-Prem Appliance consists of one or more [AI appliance boxes](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-92111-1/topic/components.html#appliance-box) with [Qualcomm Cloud AI accelerator cards](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-92111-1/topic/components.html#aic), [Qualcomm Cloud AI SDKs](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-92111-1/topic/components.html#cloud-sdk), and [Qualcomm Inference Suite](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-92111-1/topic/components.html#inference-suite) installed. The AI appliance box is available from approved third-party vendors. Follow the manufacturer’s procedures for unboxing and setting up the AI appliance box then return to this user guide for more information.

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Quickstart

See the manufacturer’s documentation for quickstart information.

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User guide

Explore an AI on-prem appliance overview and verify the setup.

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## Software overview

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 SDKs

Cloud AI 100 SDK

Prepare and run models on the AI appliance box.

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 SDKs

Inference Suite SDK

One-click deployment and OpenAI compatibility.

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 APIs

AI Inference Suite Cluster

Enable multiple models through a single API endpoint.

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Last Published: May 13, 2026

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