SALESFORCE UNVEILS KOA, NVIDIA-POWERED CRM AI MODEL

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TUE, SEP 15, 2026

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Salesforce announced Koa, a specialized CRM reasoning model built on Nvidia's Nemotron architecture, at its Dreamforce conference. The model is designed to power AI agents within Salesforce's Agentforce platform.

Koa represents a collaboration between Salesforce and Nvidia to create a large language model optimized specifically for customer relationship management tasks. By leveraging Nvidia's Nemotron architecture, the model is engineered to handle CRM-specific reasoning and decision-making. The model will serve as the foundation for Salesforce's Agentforce, the company's AI agent platform that automates business processes and customer interactions. This specialized approach contrasts with general-purpose language models, focusing instead on domain-specific capabilities needed for sales, service, and marketing workflows. The partnership reflects broader industry trends of enterprises developing custom AI models tailored to their platforms and use cases. Salesforce's move positions Koa as a competitive alternative to general-purpose models for CRM-centric applications.

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