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Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

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Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#11
post #6

Hmm. Seems like a bad deal. This is a monthly reservation for a single 6000 Ada for $940. You can get the same on RunPod for $670. And to actually train stuff you'd likely want nodes with more of them, like 8, or just different GPUs all together (like A100/H100/etc).

Well, you get the entire server and not just a GPU, so you can do what you want with it.

Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#12
post #6

Hmm. Seems like a bad deal. This is a monthly reservation for a single 6000 Ada for $940. You can get the same on RunPod for $670. And to actually train stuff you'd likely want nodes with more of them, like 8, or just different GPUs all together (like A100/H100/etc).

How long I wonder before these sorts of things will be affordable to the more everyday person say sub-$100?

Not before the bubble pops.

Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#14
post #6

Hmm. Seems like a bad deal. This is a monthly reservation for a single 6000 Ada for $940. You can get the same on RunPod for $670. And to actually train stuff you'd likely want nodes with more of them, like 8, or just different GPUs all together (like A100/H100/etc).

That's not a like-for-like comparison, though. ~2TB local NVMe storage included here, 10 (70%) more CPU cores, and more than twice the RAM.

Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#15

What’s the most cost effective option for hosting an llm these days? I don’t need to train, I just want to use one of the llama models for inference to reduce my reliance on 3rd parties.

locally? I purchased a XTX 7900 GPU for ~900€ and I'm using ollama to run it and I've been trying different models.

Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#17
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How long I wonder before these sorts of things will be affordable to the more everyday person say sub-$100?

Not before the bubble pops.

Even when it does, GPUs with more VRAM than a flagship gaming model have always and will always come at a massive price premium. That ceiling is currently 24GB, if you need more than that it's going to cost you.

Re: Hetzner introduces GPU server for AI training

#19
post #6

Hmm. Seems like a bad deal. This is a monthly reservation for a single 6000 Ada for $940. You can get the same on RunPod for $670. And to actually train stuff you'd likely want nodes with more of them, like 8, or just different GPUs all together (like A100/H100/etc).

That's not a like-for-like comparison, though. ~2TB local NVMe storage included here, 10 (70%) more CPU cores, and more than twice the RAM.

The non-GPU part is like $70 a month (also at Hetzner).
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