I’m new to this cloud gpu thing, how do I use this?
Do I get access to a vm with powerful gpus?
I would love to be able to execute dockerfiles over the cli that runs gpu intensive executables.
Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
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Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#82I’m new to this cloud gpu thing, how do I use this? Do I get access to a vm with powerful gpus? I would love to be able to execute dockerfiles over the cli that runs gpu intensive executables.
Hello!
To begin, simply create an account at https://console.oblivus.com and add a minimum of $5 to your account balance. Alternatively, you can utilize the promo code HN_1 on the same page for testing purposes.
Once you deploy your server, you'll have access to a dedicated virtual machine, providing you with the capability to perform any tasks you would typically carry out on your own computer. You also have the freedom to execute Docker within your virtual machine.
Please have a look at our documentation at https://docs.oblivus.com, where we tried to explain everything with images directly from our console. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them!
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#83While vast.ai (see other comments) may not be a direct competitor, Runpod is. And Runpod is significantly cheaper https://www.runpod.io/gpu-instance/pricing
Runpod: A100 80GB for $1.990/hr
vs
Oblivus: A100 80GB for $2.41/hr
How do you justify being significantly more expensive?
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#84How does cloud gaming work from a customer perspective? I see it mentioned on the main page but I haven't found any additional information about it (on your mobile page).
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#85While vast.ai (see other comments) may not be a direct competitor, Runpod is. And Runpod is significantly cheaper https://www.runpod.io/gpu-instance/pricing Runpod: A100 80GB for $1.990/hr vs Oblivus: A100 80GB for $2.41/hr How do you justify being significantly more expensive?
Hello, thank you for your question!
It's important to note that our platform offers full customizability, while they only offer pre-set configurations. This level of flexibility comes with a trade-off in terms of pricing.
Regarding their infrastructure and system, I don't have specific information. However, I couldn't find any details about long-term reservations on their website. In comparison, -for example- we offer reserved instances with A100s starting as low as $1.2 per hour.
There are also other factors to consider. We prioritize investing in data center infrastructure, security, quality, and reliability. For instance, we provide up to 40Gbps public, 200Gbps private network connectivity for each virtual machine and offer 3x replication for storage. These features come with their own trade-offs, and each company has its own pricing structure.
I hope this clarifies the situation!
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#86One of the issues is availability. Lambdalabs and Paperspace never have instances available. AWS and GCP have the per-account quota set to 0 by default for GPU instances and deny requests to raise it, even to 1. (One of my AWS accounts was granted 1 GPU after some back-and-forth with support.) I'm not upset, I understand that demand is high, but how will oblivus handle availability?
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Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#87How does cloud gaming work from a customer perspective? I see it mentioned on the main page but I haven't found any additional information about it (on your mobile page).
Thank you for your question!
We offer Windows (BYOL) images on our virtual machines. If you have a good latency to our servers and sufficient bandwidth to handle the streaming, you can enjoy cloud gaming using any software of your choice.
To get started, you can deploy a CPU-based Windows virtual machine for as low as $0.019/hr. Once you have installed your games, you can stop the virtual machine and modify it into a GPU-based VM for as low as $0.29/hr. While your server is running, you will be billed for all the components. However, if you shut down the server, you will only be billed for the storage and the IP address. Your data will remain safe as long as you don't delete the server, allowing you to start playing again whenever you want.
In the coming days, we will be implementing a feature that allows you to detach the IP address, resulting in more cost-effective billing, where you will only be billed for the storage.
I hope this information helps!
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#88Lots of people seem to think they have no choice but to rent GPUs from cloud service providers. Remember retail GPUs are much more powerful, much cheaper and much more available than cloud GPUs. Just go to the store and buy one.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Acquiring the latest technology, such as an A100 GPU, individually from a store can indeed be quite expensive, with prices around $10,000 per unit. Additionally, setting up and maintaining a home lab to scale from one GPU to thousands can be a significant investment in terms of both cost and resources. In contrast, our platform provides access to the latest GPU technology without…
I have just bought 4 servers with 10 GPU (Titan X Pascal) and 384 GB of RAM for the price of a macbook. I found a solar powered CoLo facility to put them in. The economics of owning vs renting from AWS are worth it. My server set up is the same price as running one model on AWS.
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#89How does cloud gaming work from a customer perspective? I see it mentioned on the main page but I haven't found any additional information about it (on your mobile page).
Thank you for your question! We offer Windows (BYOL) images on our virtual machines. If you have a good latency to our servers and sufficient bandwidth to handle the streaming, you can enjoy cloud gaming using any software of your choice. To get started, you can deploy a CPU-based Windows virtual machine for as low as $0.019/hr. Once you have installed your games, you can stop the virtual machine and modify it into a…
Neat - thanks! What I would find helpful is a calculator to estimate the total cost per day, including storage, ram, etc. It would be great if it allowed me to easily answers questions like this one.
Assuming that:
- I game 2 hours a day,
- I need 50 GB for Windows and another 200 GB for games,
- I need 16 GB of ram and an equivalent of RTX 4080,
what would my total cost per day would be?
Re: Show HN: Oblivus GPU Cloud – Affordable and scalable GPU servers from $0.29/hr
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are, but data center GPU (ampere and above) are twice as good in performance per watt.
Aside from being green and that, why would a consumer care about a leased processor's performance per watt?
Lower wattage allows more GPUs per system. For distributed training, that’s allows 8 GPUs per system which would otherwise be very difficult with retail GPUs.
And GPU-GPU interconnects are important for this type of training so putting as many GPUs as possible close together is necessary.