Infrastructure · On-Prem
Cloudflare
Cloudflare runs its own Linux-based servers and private backbone as a globally anycasted edge and core network, with most products (CDN, Zero Trust, R2, KV, Queues, Agents, Containers) built on an internal proxy chain and the Workers/Durable Objects developer platform.[3][9][10] Control planes and schedulers (for Containers, Workers AI, agents, etc.) are themselves implemented on Cloudflare’s stack, indicating a predominantly self-hosted, on-prem architecture rather than dependence on hyperscale public clouds.[7][8][10]
Foundation proximity: Native (own / self-hosted weights)
Foundational models & how they consume them
PrimaryLlama / Mistral (open models via Workers AI)· Self-hosted on Cloudflare Containers/edge GPUs (Workers AI) · Native (own / self-hosted weights)
Cloud & datastore
On-PremD1 (SQLite)Durable Objects (SQLite-backed)Workers KVR2Cloudflare Queues (Durable Objects-backed)Internal analytics/logging stores (likely ClickHouse/columnar, not publicly detailed)Postgres (limited/internal use, e.g., legacy/control-plane; inferred)Compliance
Zero Trust architectureService isolationLeast privilege accessAnycast edge security modelSecure access service edge (SASE) via Cloudflare OneStrong credential-based access controlOthers that build on Meta · Llama
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FAQ
Does Cloudflare use a foundational AI model?
Cloudflare uses Llama / Mistral (open models via Workers AI) (Native (own / self-hosted weights)).
What cloud does Cloudflare run on?
Cloudflare runs on On-Prem.
What database does Cloudflare use?
Cloudflare uses D1 (SQLite), Durable Objects (SQLite-backed), Workers KV, R2, Cloudflare Queues (Durable Objects-backed), Internal analytics/logging stores (likely ClickHouse/columnar, not publicly detailed), Postgres (limited/internal use, e.g., legacy/control-plane; inferred).
How close does Cloudflare run to the foundational model?
Cloudflare is Native (own / self-hosted weights) — close to the metal, so cheaper tokens and more control over outputs.
Sources
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