Overview
Enable cross-region inference in Snowflake to ensure your teams have access to the latest AI models, including Claude Sonnet 4.0, when creating Lang.ai agents.
Why Enable This
By default, Snowflake Cortex only provides access to models available in your account's region. Enabling cross-region inference expands the available model catalog, ensuring your teams can leverage the most advanced AI capabilities as new models are released.
Implementation
To enable cross-region inference, execute the following line as ACCOUNTADMIN:
ALTER ACCOUNT SET CORTEX_CROSS_REGION_INFERENCE = TRUE;
Verify Configuration
SHOW PARAMETERS LIKE 'CORTEX_CROSS_REGION_INFERENCE' IN ACCOUNT;
Benefits
Access to latest AI models as they're released
Future-proofs your Lang.ai deployment
No additional cost: Sonnet 4.0 and Sonnet 3.5 have identical pricing in Snowflake