AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Salamander
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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Salamander launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hello HN! I’m Jonathan from TensorDock. After 7 months in beta, we’re finally launching Core Cloud, our platform to deploy GPU virtual machines in as little as 45 seconds! https://www.tensordock.com/product-core Why? Training machine learning workloads at large clouds can be extremely expensive. This left us wondering, “how did cloud ever become more expensive than on-prem?” I’ve seen too many ML startups buy their own hardware. Cheaper dedicated servers with NVIDIA GPUs are not too hard to find, but they lack the functionality and scalability of the big clouds. We thought to…
2022 · tensordock.com · its alternatives →
- 2SF
Hey folks! We're Alex and Evan, and we're working on putting together a 512 H100 compute cluster for startups and researchers to train large generative models on. - it runs at the lowest possible margins (<$2.00/hr per H100) - designed for bursty training runs, so you can take say 128 H100s for a week - you don’t need to commit to multiple years of compute or pay for a year upfront Big labs like OpenAI and Deepmind have big clusters that support this kind of bursty allocation for their researchers, but startups so far have had to get very small clusters on very long term contracts, wait…
2023 · sfcompute.org · its alternatives →
- 3SS
Running DeepSeek V3 (685B) requires 8×H100 GPUs which is about $14k/month. Most developers only need 15-25 tok/s. sllm lets you join a cohort of developers sharing a dedicated node. You reserve a spot with your card, and nobody is charged until the cohort fills. Prices start at $5/mo for smaller models. The LLMs are completely private (we don't log any traffic). The API is OpenAI-compatible (we run vLLM), so you just swap the base URL. Currently offering a few models.
Apr 2026 · sllm.cloud · its alternatives →
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crunr ▲106Launch and run any compute job on AWS with 1 command
May 2026 · crunr.com · its alternatives →
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Affordable H100, H200, GB300, and B200 GPU compute for training, inference, and everything in between.
Sep 2026 · compute.cheap · its alternatives →
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Greetings HN! This is Doruk from Oblivus, and I'm excited to announce the launch of our platform, Oblivus Cloud. After more than a year of beta testing, we're excited to offer you a platform where you can deploy affordable and scalable GPU virtual machines in as little as 30 seconds! https://oblivus.com/cloud - What sets Oblivus Cloud apart? At the start of our journey, we had two primary goals in mind: to democratize High-Performance Computing and make it as straightforward as possible. We understand that maintaining GPU servers through major cloud service providers can be…
2023 · oblivus.com · its alternatives →
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Compare real-time cloud GPU pricing across 31 providers. Prices from $0.01/hr, updated every 60 seconds. Find the cheapest H100, A100, and RTX 4090 instances.
Jan 2026 · gpuperhour.com · its alternatives →
- 9CG
vEdge is a GPU cloud compute platform making computing affordable and accessible.
2021 · gpu.land · its alternatives →
- 10IM
2023 · vram.asmirnov.xyz · its alternatives →
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Most affordable generative AI supercomputer
2024 · blogs.nvidia.com · its alternatives →
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Compare GPU rental prices across cloud providers
8d ago · gpu.context.dev · its alternatives →
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Self-host AI/ML with the world's cheapest GPU cloud
2025 · thundercompute.com · its alternatives →
- 14IM
2022 · paylesstoaws.com · its alternatives →
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Compute, frameworks, and infrastructure for you to train, fine-tune and deploy your own agentic models.
2024 · app.primeintellect.ai · its alternatives →
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An on-premises, bare-metal solution for deploying GPU-powered applications in containers - emergingstack/es-dev-stack
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 17TG
Hey folks! I’m Jonathan from TensorDock, and we’re building a cloud GPU marketplace. We want to make GPUs truly affordable and accessible. I once started a web hosting service on self-hosted servers in middle school. But building servers isn’t the same as selling cloud. There’s a lot of open source software to manage your homelab for side projects, but there isn’t anything to commercialize that. Large cloud providers charge obscene prices — so much so that they can often pay back their hardware in under 6 months with 24x7 utilization. We are building the software that allows anyone to become…
2024 · dashboard.tensordock.com · its alternatives →
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Cloud GPUs from $0.29/hour. Cost-effective. API. Scalable.
2022 · its alternatives →
- 19FH
Hi, This is Dan and Genevieve from Burstable AI. We've iterated and made a 45 degree pivot, taking what we learned from developing burst (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28191459) to introduce a cloud service that provides access to a GPU-enabled machine using Jupyterlab to provide notebooks, shell access, and a code/text editor. GPU access is measured and the first 50 hours are free. This is *not* a platform to do crypto mining or run weeks of model training for free. We are focused on the R & D phase of modern AI/ML, where developers/scientists are…
2022 · cloudburst.host · its alternatives →
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Pick a Mac mini, Mac Studio, DGX Spark or Strix Halo box, see which open models fit and how fast they run, and how much usage it takes to break even against paying an API. It is willing to say: it doesn
Sep 2026 · sunkcost.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, We’ve launched a GPU cloud platform offering on-demand access to high-end GPUs — with pricing starting at $0.79/hr, no queue, and no preemption. What we offer: - On-demand H100, H200, and B200 instances - H200 pricing from $0.79/hr - Multi-region support: US, Singapore, and Europe - No queuing, no bidding, and no interruptions - Used by AI startups, researchers, and open-source developers Try it: https://hpc-ai.com/?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=post&ut... We built this after facing our own frustrations with high prices and long wait times on other…
2025 · hpc-ai.com · its alternatives →
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Find the cheapest GPUs (H100s starting at $1.65/hr)
2024 · app.primeintellect.ai · its alternatives →
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GPU inference API — CRISPR, protein folding, emotion AI, LLM
May 2026 · api.emovision.net · its alternatives →
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Know what your AI will actually cost to run.
Aug 2026 · howmuchtorunai.com · its alternatives →
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- TensorDock Core GPU Cloud – GPU servers from $0.29/hr alternatives
- San Francisco Compute – 512 H100s at <$2/hr for research and startups alternatives
- sllm – Split a GPU node with other developers, unlimited tokens alternatives
- GPU.LAND alternatives
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