Reserved clusters
Reserve a GPU cluster.
Every offer side by side.
Tell us the cluster you need. GPU owners worldwide bid for it, and you get every offer side by side, verified, and delivered into your Runcrate dashboard.
Only a refundable deposit until you pick an offer.
Why reserve through Runcrate
Buying a cluster today, and with Runcrate.
| Compared on | Buying it today | With Runcrate |
|---|---|---|
| Finding supply | Dozens of providers, most with "contact sales" instead of a price. Each one is a form, a call, an NDA and a week of email. | One request reaches GPU owners worldwide, and every owner whose hardware fits can bid. |
| Comparing offers | One quotes per GPU-hour, another per node per month. Network, interconnect, storage, terms and start dates all differ. | Every offer side by side in one format, total price. Anything that differs from your request is flagged. |
| Price | You negotiate blind: the provider knows the market price, you don't. | Sealed bids. Owners don't see each other's prices, so each one quotes its best. |
| Paperwork | KYC, credit checks, MSAs and order forms, all over again with each provider. | Verify once with Runcrate. Then one contract, signed directly with the owner you pick, who invoices you. |
| Upfront risk | Long minimum terms and deposits of several months, paid before you know the hardware is what was promised. | A refundable deposit. Once you sign with the owner, it comes back as Runcrate credit or a refund; if you never sign, it is refunded. A card fee is not refunded. |
| Delivery | Dates slip, hardware arrives with a slower interconnect or missing GPUs, and if it falls through you start again. | We set it up on Runcrate and check GPU count, interconnect and the multi-node network. A complaint goes to a person at Runcrate, and we can reopen your request with the other owners who quoted. |
| Day to day | Its own console, access, support desk and invoice, apart from the on-demand machines you already use. | In your Runcrate dashboard, with the same API, CLI and MCP tools as your on-demand machines. |
- Finding supply
- Buying it todayDozens of providers, most with "contact sales" instead of a price. Each one is a form, a call, an NDA and a week of email.
- With RuncrateOne request reaches GPU owners worldwide, and every owner whose hardware fits can bid.
- Comparing offers
- Buying it todayOne quotes per GPU-hour, another per node per month. Network, interconnect, storage, terms and start dates all differ.
- With RuncrateEvery offer side by side in one format, total price. Anything that differs from your request is flagged.
- Price
- Buying it todayYou negotiate blind: the provider knows the market price, you don't.
- With RuncrateSealed bids. Owners don't see each other's prices, so each one quotes its best.
- Paperwork
- Buying it todayKYC, credit checks, MSAs and order forms, all over again with each provider.
- With RuncrateVerify once with Runcrate. Then one contract, signed directly with the owner you pick, who invoices you.
- Upfront risk
- Buying it todayLong minimum terms and deposits of several months, paid before you know the hardware is what was promised.
- With RuncrateA refundable deposit. Once you sign with the owner, it comes back as Runcrate credit or a refund; if you never sign, it is refunded. A card fee is not refunded.
- Delivery
- Buying it todayDates slip, hardware arrives with a slower interconnect or missing GPUs, and if it falls through you start again.
- With RuncrateWe set it up on Runcrate and check GPU count, interconnect and the multi-node network. A complaint goes to a person at Runcrate, and we can reopen your request with the other owners who quoted.
- Day to day
- Buying it todayIts own console, access, support desk and invoice, apart from the on-demand machines you already use.
- With RuncrateIn your Runcrate dashboard, with the same API, CLI and MCP tools as your on-demand machines.
Example offers
Three offers, one format.
Example. Illustrative, not a quote: real offers carry each owner's price for your request.
| Offer | Price per GPU-hour, per month | Network | Interconnect | Location | Start | Term | Payment terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer A | From the owner's bid | Included | InfiniBand 400 Gb/s | Germany | In 2 weeks | 6 months | Monthly in advance |
| Offer B | From the owner's bid | Billed separately (differs from your request) | InfiniBand 200 Gb/s (differs from your request) | United States | In 3 weeks | 6 months | Monthly in advance |
| Offer C | From the owner's bid | Included | InfiniBand 400 Gb/s | Netherlands | In 1 week | 6 months | Quarterly in advance (differs from your request) |
Offer A
- Price
- From the owner's bid, per GPU-hour and per month
- Network
- Included
- Interconnect
- InfiniBand 400 Gb/s
- Location
- Germany
- Start
- In 2 weeks
- Term
- 6 months
- Payment terms
- Monthly in advance
Offer B
- Price
- From the owner's bid, per GPU-hour and per month
- Network
- Billed separately (differs from your request)
- Interconnect
- InfiniBand 200 Gb/s (differs from your request)
- Location
- United States
- Start
- In 3 weeks
- Term
- 6 months
- Payment terms
- Monthly in advance
Offer C
- Price
- From the owner's bid, per GPU-hour and per month
- Network
- Included
- Interconnect
- InfiniBand 400 Gb/s
- Location
- Netherlands
- Start
- In 1 week
- Term
- 6 months
- Payment terms
- Quarterly in advance (differs from your request)
How it works. Five steps, online.
- 01
Request
Describe the cluster once: GPU, nodes, interconnect, region, start and term.
- 02
Verify
Verify once with Runcrate and sign a letter of intent, both online. Then pay a refundable deposit by card or bank transfer.
- 03
Offers side by side
GPU owners whose hardware fits quote in sealed bids. Every offer arrives in one table, in one format, total price.
- 04
Pick and sign with the owner
Pick an offer and accept our introduction terms. Once the owner accepts our partner agreement, we introduce you, and you sign the contract directly with them. The owner invoices you, and you pay them directly.
- 05
Delivered, checked
The cluster runs on Runcrate. We set it up and check GPU count, interconnect and the multi-node network, then it arrives in your Runcrate dashboard.
What arrives in your dashboard
- Slurm, Kubernetes or Ray installed, if you want them.
- One-click terminal.
- The same API, CLI and MCP tools as your on-demand machines.
- Need more for a week? Add on-demand machines beside it.
The online path is the fastest way to a cluster, but you can talk to a person at any step, and complex or custom deals always get one.
Talk to a personPayment
Low upfront risk.
A refundable deposit of $1,000 or 1% of the first month, whichever is greater, up to $10,000 starts the sourcing, by card or bank transfer. Once you sign with the owner, it comes back as Runcrate credit, or as a refund in one click. If you never sign, it is refunded. A card fee is not refunded.
Bank transfer
Wire or ACH, for the deposit. No card fee.
Card
For the deposit. The card fee is shown before you pay and is not refunded.
You pay the owner directly, at their quoted price. Runcrate charges you nothing; the owner pays us. The owner invoices you, as your contract with them sets out.
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