> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://runcrate.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# General FAQ

> Frequently asked questions about Runcrate.

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<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What is Runcrate?">
    Runcrate is built around two products on a single account:

    * **Inference Engine** — One OpenAI-compatible API for 140+ open-source models. Billed per token.
    * **Compute** — On-demand GPU instances, persistent storage, and dedicated clusters. Containers, VMs, or bare-metal.

    Everything is managed from one dashboard with shared billing.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Who is Runcrate for?">
    Runcrate is built for AI teams running real workloads:

    * **AI product teams** building inference-heavy features on open-source models
    * **ML teams** that need on-demand GPUs for training, fine-tuning, or evaluation
    * **AI companies** that have outgrown aggregators and want predictable per-token pricing or reserved capacity
    * **Research labs** that need bare-metal access without long-term commitments
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What models are available?">
    140+ open-source models across 8 categories: Chat, Reasoning, Code, Vision, Image Generation, Video Generation, Text-to-Speech, and Speech-to-Text. Families include Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, Mistral, FLUX, and more. See the [Model Catalog](/models/model-catalog) for the full list.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I need to install anything?">
    No. The Models API is accessible via HTTP requests from any language or framework. The dashboard is fully web-based. For GPU instances, you only need an SSH client (built into macOS, Linux, and Windows).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is there a free tier?">
    There is no free tier. Runcrate uses a prepaid credit system — you add credits and only pay for what you use. You can start with as little as \$5.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How fast are deployments?">
    * **Models API** — Instant. Make your first API call as soon as you have a key.
    * **GPU Instances** — Typically 1 to 3 minutes from deployment to SSH access.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How can I get support?">
    * **Discord** — Join our [Discord community](https://discord.gg/8DJf4N42JU) for real-time help
    * **Email** — Contact us at [support@runcrate.ai](mailto:support@runcrate.ai)
  </Accordion>
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