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Day 4 - AI

Martin McKeaveney, Joe Johnston
3 min read · Nov 7, 2024

Today, we’re excited to release several new AI features. These latest enhancements will enable you to power your workflows securely with AI.

In total, we have four new AI features to demo:

  1. AI Configs
  2. Budibase AI
  3. AI CRON generator
  4. AI Column

AI Configs

Custom AI configs With AI Configs, you can connect your LLM to Budibase. Once connected, you can use your LLM to power multiple AI workflows within Budibase and the apps you build.

Today, Budibase supports:

  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • TogetherAI

You can also add other OpenAI-compatible LLMs using the Custom option. We will continue to add to the list of supported LLMs.

Pricing and availability

AI Configs are only available to Enterprise customers.

Talk to sales to get started.

Getting started

To get started, go to your Budibase home screen and click Settings (top navigation). The AI Config page is the first option in the sub-nav. Add your AI configuration, and you’re ready to level up your workflows with AI.

Budibase AI

Budibase AI card Our second feature is Budibase AI, the perfect alternative for users without access to an LLM. It’s powered by OpenAI, and it’s the easiest and fastest way to power your Budibase workflows with AI.

Pricing and availability

Today, this feature is only available to Budibase Cloud customers on the Premium and Enterprise plans. We plan to make Budibase AI available to self-hosted users soon.

Getting started

Budibase AI is switched off by default. No data is sent to OpenAI without your opt-in.

To activate it, you will need to go to your Budibase home screen and click Settings (top navigation). The AI Config page is the first option in the sub-nav. Click Budibase AI, then Activate. This feature is only available to Premium Cloud and Enterprise users.

AI CRON generator

AI CRON generator The third AI feature is the AI CRON generator. The CRON trigger within automations is very popular, running thousands of times every month. When setting up your CRON trigger, this new feature allows you to use natural language instead of complicated CRON expressions. Write “Every Tuesday at 3PM,” and the LLM will generate the CRON expression.

Pricing and availability

This feature is only available if you have Budibase AI activated or successfully connected an AI Config.

Getting started

Go to the Automation section of your app and create a new automation. Give your automation a name, and select CRON as your trigger.

AI Column

AI Column marketing image The fourth and, internally, our favorite AI feature is the new, powerful AI column. The latest AI column harnesses the power of AI plus the context of data within your row. Simply select the AI column, add a prompt, and let AI do the work for you - from analyzing customer feedback to triaging support tickets, drafting responses, or writing inventory descriptions.

Pricing and availability

This feature is only available if you have Budibase AI activated or successfully connected an AI Config. The new AI column is only available when using Budibase DB, but we do plan to add suport for external databases such as Postgres and MySQL.

Talk to sales to get started.

Getting started

Head to the data section of your app. Add Budibase DB as a data source. Create a new table, click the Add column button, give your new column a name — AI Test — and select AI Column as your column type.

This is just the beginning of helping you make work flow securely with AI. We look forward to telling you more and giving you a sneak peek into the future of Budibase during our final launch day tomorrow. If you want to continue the conversation, head to our Discord . Have a nice day, buddies.