Multiverse Computing Launches App and API Portal for Compressed AI Models

Multiverse Computing, the Spanish AI startup that has kept a notably lower profile than its peers, launched a consumer-facing chat app and a self-serve API portal this week, opening its quantum-inspired model compression technology to developers and enterprises without requiring access through AWS Marketplace.

The centerpiece of the consumer offering is the CompactifAI app, which shares its name with the company's underlying compression technology. The app embeds a model called Gilda, described by Multiverse as small enough to run locally and offline. The tool functions similarly to ChatGPT or Mistral's Le Chat: pose a question, receive an answer. But Sensor Tower data shows the app logged fewer than 5,000 downloads in the past month, and the company itself appears to have set its sights elsewhere. The real target is enterprises and developers, not casual users.

The self-serve API portal is where that ambition becomes concrete. It gives developers and enterprises direct access to compressed versions of models from OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek, and Mistral AI. "The CompactifAI API portal now gives developers direct access to compressed models with the transparency and control needed to run them in production," CEO Enrique Lizaso said.

Alongside the portal, Multiverse released an updated model of its own: HyperNova 60B 2602, built using CompactifAI compression technology and now available on Hugging Face. The model is approximately half the size of its source model, OpenAI's gpt-oss-120b, with lower memory usage and latency. The 2602 iteration adds improved support for tool calling and agentic coding tasks, extending its utility for developers building autonomous AI workflows.

The company reports enterprise adoption among clients including Iberdrola, Bosch, and the Bank of Canada, positioning its compressed models as a solution to the infrastructure costs that have made large-scale AI deployment prohibitive for many organizations. Multiverse has framed itself as a provider of sovereign AI solutions across Europe and North America, a positioning that resonates particularly in markets where data residency and cost control are pressing concerns.

The launches represent a deliberate pivot from the company's earlier posture as a bespoke compression and consulting shop toward a scalable developer infrastructure play. Multiverse has been working in quantum computing and AI optimization since its founding, accumulating credibility with finance and data-intensive enterprise clients before packaging that expertise into accessible APIs.

The company's financial position appears to support continued expansion. Multiverse confirmed it is in active discussions about a potential new funding round following its $215 million Series B, which included participation from Spain's SETT.