---
type: Glossary Term
title: Runtime
description: "The environment in which a computer program or AI agent is executed, encompassing the software and hardware resources needed for its operation."
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/runtime"
category: infrastructure
language: en
timestamp: "2026-07-01T15:04:37.857Z"
---

# Runtime

The environment in which a computer program or AI agent is executed, encompassing the software and hardware resources needed for its operation.

## Business Value

Provides the runtime foundation that scales AI workloads from prototype to production without re-architecture.

## Context Studios Perspective

We implement runtime with production-hardened patterns that our clients run at scale across multiple regions and compliance boundaries.