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GPU rental: how renting compute actually works

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Start here GPU rental What you are renting, what per-hour really costs, and the rent-versus-buy number with the maths shown. 12 min read Pricing, card by card Every card, what it costs an hour, and which one your job actually needs. The hourly rate is the least useful number here. 4 min read Rent or buy? The 20-hour rule One number decides it, and it is not the price of the card. Here is the maths, shown rather than asserted. 5 min read

Do you actually need a GPU to run AI?

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Start here Do you need a GPU? What a graphics card does that a processor cannot, how much memory you need, and the three ways to get one without buying it. 10 min read

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Two pieces a week, Tuesday and Thursday, working through five subjects: whether you need a GPU at all, how renting works, running models without installing anything, AI for creative work, and AI by job. Nothing here is sponsored and nothing is gated.

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