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Introduction

SaladCloud is a distributed GPU cloud platform that leverages underutilized compute resources to provide cost-effective and scalable solutions for AI/ML inference, batch processing, and other GPU-intensive tasks. It offers a fully managed container service, eliminating the need for VM management and reducing DevOps overhead.

Key features:

  • Affordable Compute: Save up to 90% on cloud costs compared to hyperscalers by utilizing a distributed network of consumer GPUs.
  • Secure Deployment: Deploy applications securely to geo-distributed nodes with high availability and SOC2 certification.
  • Scalable Infrastructure: Scale quickly to thousands of GPU instances without managing VMs or individual instances.
  • Fully Managed Container Service: Simplify container development with a massively scalable orchestration engine.
  • Global Edge Network: Bring workloads to the brink on low-latency edge nodes located in nearly every corner of the planet.
  • Multi-cloud Compatibility: Deploy Salad Container Engine workloads alongside existing hybrid or multi-cloud configurations.

Use Cases:

  • AI/ML Inference: Deploy AI/ML production models at scale securely on the world's largest distributed cloud network.
  • Image Generation: Generate images rapidly and cost-effectively with pre-built containers on RTX GPUs.
  • Text-to-Speech: Serve TTS inference on SaladCloud's consumer GPUs and get 10X-2000X more inferences per dollar.
  • Speech-to-Text: Transcribe audio with high accuracy and low cost using the Salad Transcription API.
  • Computer Vision: Simplify and automate the deployment of computer vision models like YOLOv8 on 10,000+ consumer GPUs on the edge.
  • Molecular Dynamics: Scale easily on 1000s of low-cost GPUs for molecular dynamics simulations.
  • Batch Processing: Run massive batch jobs with minimal spend on a distributed GPU cloud.

Latest News

Salad x Render Network: Milestones 1 and 2 Are Live - SaladCloud Blog

Salad x Render Network: Milestones 1 and 2 Are Live - SaladCloud Blog

8/4/2026

Salad x Render Network: Milestones 1 and 2 Are Live - SaladCloud Blog INSIDE SALAD ## Salad x Render Network: Milestones 1 and 2 Are Live - Published: July 3, 2026 #### Bob Miles When the Render Network community approved RNP-023 earlier this year, Salad started on a three-milestone roadmap to ...

RNP-023 Approved: Salad Is Joining the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog

RNP-023 Approved: Salad Is Joining the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog

8/4/2026

RNP-023 Approved: Salad Is Joining the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog INSIDE SALAD ## RNP-023 Approved: Salad Is Joining the Render Network - Published: April 7, 2026 #### Bob Miles It’s official. RNP-023 has passed the community vote, and Salad will now become an exclusive subnet on the Rend...

Salad Proposes Integration with the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog

Salad Proposes Integration with the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog

8/4/2026

Salad Proposes Integration with the Render Network - SaladCloud Blog INSIDE SALAD ## Salad Proposes Integration with the Render Network - Published: March 20, 2026 #### Bob Miles I’m excited to share that Salad has submitted a formal proposal alongside the Render Network Foundation to become a ...

Giving AI Agents Browser Access at the Edge - SaladCloud Blog

Giving AI Agents Browser Access at the Edge - SaladCloud Blog

8/4/2026

Giving AI Agents Browser Access at the Edge - SaladCloud Blog INSIDE SALAD ## Giving AI Agents Browser Access at the Edge - Published: January 8, 2026 #### Maksim Gorkii AI agents like Claude Code and Codex are becoming capable of increasingly sophisticated tasks—making and executing plans over...

Use Cline with SaladCloud: Building Real Apps for Under $0.01 - SaladCloud Blog

Use Cline with SaladCloud: Building Real Apps for Under $0.01 - SaladCloud Blog

8/4/2026

Use Cline with SaladCloud: Building Real Apps for Under $0.01 - SaladCloud Blog INSIDE SALAD ## Use Cline with SaladCloud: Building Real Apps for Under $0.01 - Published: March 26, 2026 #### Maksim Gorkii At SaladCloud, we’ve been working on easy-to-deploy recipes designed to cover most agentic...

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  • Amazon EC2

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  • Microsoft Azure

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  • CoreWeave

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  • Genesis Cloud

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Pricing

Pricing Model: Usage-based

GPUs

Instant, on-demand access to over 60,000+ consumer and data center GPUs at the lowest prices in the market.

$0.02/hour

RTX 5090
$0.294/hr (Batch) or $214.60/Mo (Batch)

RTX 5080
$0.219/hr (Batch) or $159.80/Mo (Batch)

RTX 4090
$0.204/hr (Batch) or $148.90/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3090 Ti
$0.154/hr (Batch) or $112.40/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3090
$0.124/hr (Batch) or $90.52/Mo (Batch)

RTX 4080
$0.154/hr (Batch) or $112.40/Mo (Batch)

RTX 4070 Ti
$0.124/hr (Batch) or $90.52/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3080 Ti
$0.124/hr (Batch) or $90.52/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3060
$0.084/hr (Batch) or $61.31/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3080
$0.114/hr (Batch) or $83.22/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3070 TI
$0.094/hr (Batch) or $68.62/Mo (Batch)

RTX 3070
$0.094/hr (Batch) or $68.62/Mo (Batch)

General Purpose Instances

General-purpose instances are suitable for a wide variety of production workloads. They are fully customizable to your exact vCPU and RAM requirements.

Usage-based

1GB Memory, 1 vCPU
$0.005/hr or $0.005/Mo
2GB Memory, 1 vCPU
$0.006/hr or $4.38/Mo
2GB Memory, 2 vCPUs
$0.010/hr or $7.30/Mo
4GB Memory, 2 vCPUs
$0.012/hr or $8.76/Mo
8GB Memory, 4 vCPUs
$0.024/hr or $17.52/Mo
16GB Memory, 8 vCPUs
$0.048/hr or $35.04/Mo
16GB Memory, 16 vCPUs
$0.080/hr or $58.4/Mo
CPU-Optimized Instances

CPU-optimized instances provide a 2:1 ratio of memory to CPU. This configuration is optimal for applications that demand fast, consistent performance from dedicated vCPUs but are not so memory-intensive that they require the additional RAM provided by General-Purpose Instances.

Usage-based

2GB Memory, 1 vCPU
$0.006/hr or $4.38/Mo
4 GB Memory, 2 vCPUs
$0.012/hr or $8.76/Mo
8 GB Memory, 4 vCPUs
$0.024/hr or $17.52/Mo
16 GB Memory, 8 vCPUs
$0.048/hr or $35.04/Mo
Memory-Optimized Instances

Memory-optimized instances provide additional memory for each vCPU to help you avoid out-of-memory errors or excessive swaps to disk.

Usage-based

8GB Memory, 1 vCPU
$0.012/hr or $8.76/Mo
16 GB Memory, 2 vCPU
$0.024/hr or $17.52/Mo
24 GB Memory, 3 vCPU
$0.036/hr or $26.28/Mo
32 GB Memory, 4 vCPU
$0.048/hr or $35.04/Mo

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