Cloud GPU Vendors
This repository contains information about service providers who host GPUs in the cloud for on-demand use for Machine Learning practitioners. This guide is also designed to help enthusiasts, new-comers to this field and also experienced folks to keep a track of new updates made by all these vendors and keep their costs low when deciding to choose their preferred platform.
Cloud GPU Vendors
| GPU Cloud Provider | Free Tier | Top 3 GPUs | Billing | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | - | V100, K80 | Per minute | 9-Aug-18 |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | 300$ free credit | V100, P100, P4 | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Google Colaboratory | Unlimited (12 hours block) | K80 | Free | 9-Aug-18 |
| Kaggle Kernels | Unlimited (6 hours block) | K80 | Free | 9-Aug-18 |
| Microsoft Azure | 100$ credit for students | V100, P100, M60 | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Nvidia Cloud | - | DGX2, DGX1, V100 | Not clear! | 9-Aug-18 |
| Oracle Cloud | - | V100, P100 | Per hour | 9-Aug-18 |
| IBM Cloud | 60 days 50% off. | V100, P100, M60 | Per hour | 9-Aug-18 |
| Paperspace | - | V100, P6000, P100 | Per hour | 9-Aug-18 |
| FloydHub | 1 job with 10GB storage | V100, K80 | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Crestle | - | K80 | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Vector Dash | - | Titan V, 1080Ti, Titan X | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Snark AI | 4 hours of 1080 | 1080, 1070, P106 | Per hour | 9-Aug-18 |
| Clusterone | - | Not clear! | Not clear! | 9-Aug-18 |
| Vast.AI | - | V100, 1080Ti, P100 | Per hour | 9-Aug-18 |
| LeaderGPU | - | V100, 1080Ti, 1080 | Per minute | 9-Aug-18 |
| GPUEater | - | Radeon Vega Frontier, Radeon Vega 56, Radeon 580 | Per second | 9-Aug-18 |
| Exoscale | - | P100 | Per minute | 9-Aug-18 |
| DeepCognition | 2 hours | V100, K80 | Per hour | 12-Aug-18 |
| Alibaba Cloud | - | V100, P4, P100 | Per hour | 14-Aug-18 |
| Spell | - | V100, K80 | Per second | 17-Aug-18 |
| Ovh | - | 1080Ti, 1070 | Per hour | 20-Aug-18 |
| Riseml | - | V100 | Per minute | 20-Aug-18 |
| Neptune ML | 5$ credit | P100, K80 | Per hour | 22-Aug-18 |
| Lambda Labs | - | K80 | Per hour | 24-Aug-18 |
| Valohai | - | V100, K80 | Per second | 24-Aug-18 |
| VScaler | 1GPU for a week | V100 | Not sure! | 29-Aug-18 |
| Salamander | V100, K80 | Per second | 31-Aug-18 |
Cloud Credits
A lot of beginners are interested in trying these platforms for their hobby project, take it for a spin and choose the platform of their choice. Vendors also provide promo codes to let newcomers try their platform. Various online courses also provide cloud credits for their students. This section will keep posting new sources of credits for the benefit of everyone.
P.S: Incase there are other avenues for cloud credits, please raise a PR and update this section.
Update (August 17, 2018):
- 20$ of credit (~100 hours of GPU compute) for fastai students by Vast.ai. Check their announcement here.
Update (August 12, 2018):
- 2 hours of free trial on DeepCognition.
Update (August 10, 2018):
- 75-150$ AWS credits for students with GitHub Education Pack. You would need a .edu student email address.
Update (August 2, 2018):
- 42 hours of 1080 GPU credits by Snark AI for fastai students. Promo Code available on fastai forums.
Update (July 6, 2018):
- 100 hours of GPU give away by FloydHub to the folks at RemoteML. Check out their tweet to participate.
Update (May 8, 2018):
- 15$ credit in PaperSpace for fastai students. Credit Code available here.
Update (June, 2018):
- Kaggle announces UNLIMITED FREE Access to a K80 GPU on their Kaggle Kernels platform. The GPU instances time out every 6 hours after but you could restart any number of times.
Appendix for beginners
GPUs and their Manufacturers
| GPU | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| V100 | Nvidia |
| 1080Ti | Nvidia |
| 1080 | Nvidia |
| P6000 | Nvidia |
| P5000 | Nvidia |
| M60 | Nvidia |
| K80 | Nvidia |
| P4 | Nvidia |
| DGX2 | Nvidia |
| DGX1 | Nvidia |
| Titan X | Nvidia |
| Radeon Vega Frontier | AMD |
| Radeon Vega 56 | AMD |
| Radeon 580 | AMD |