# Unlocking Real-time Predictions with Shopify's Machine Learning Platform

DevFeed: [Unlocking Real-time Predictions with Shopify's Machine Learning Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/unlocking-real-time-predictions-with-shopify-s-machine-learning-platform-1614.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/shopifys-machine-learning-platform-real-time-predictions>)

Author: Isaac Vidas

Published: 2023-03-10T16:16:27Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence.md>), [model-serving](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-serving.md>), [Low-Latency Inference](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/low-latency-inference.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [model-deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-deployment.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [low-latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-latency.md>), [machine-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning.md>), [machine-learning-pipelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning-pipelines.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify describes how it expanded Merlin, its machine learning platform built on Ray, with online inference capabilities for deploying and serving machine learning models that generate real-time predictions at scale. The article explains the platform's serving layer, service deployment, low-latency requirements, and distinction between batch and online inference.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Shopify Data built new online inference capabilities into its Machine Learning Platform to deploy and serve models for real-time prediction at scale.