Oblivus GPU Cloud
Infrastructure
gpu cloud hosting
SHOW HN2023
193points
129comments
#290of 3,109 in 2023
Top 10%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
6 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Pricing: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Flexible customizable machine configurations
From 1 comment
On equivalent instances it seems a good bit more expensive than e.g. lambdalabs [1], but in turn you get a lot more flexibility. Both in terms of having more GPU models to choose…
wongarsu on HN
Objections
Expensive compared to other GPU cloud providers
From 3 comments
Still pretty expensive IMO. I'm building a GPU accelerated signal processing web-app, and I'm currently planning to deploy it on a $180 Nvidia Jetson. Performances are a little…
raphaelj on HNSo this is about 30% cheaper than GCP. But GCP sustained use discounts give you a 30% discount if used for the whole month. Azure and AWS pricing for GPU’s is insane. lambdalabs…
victor106 on HNOn equivalent instances it seems a good bit more expensive than e.g. lambdalabs [1], but in turn you get a lot more flexibility. Both in terms of having more GPU models to choose…
wongarsu on HN
Availability concerns about GPU stock
From 1 comment
One of the issues is availability. Lambdalabs and Paperspace never have instances available. AWS and GCP have the per-account quota set to 0 by default for GPU instances and deny…
NickHoff on HN
Marketplace providers like Vast.ai are cheaper
From 1 comment
I suggest using vast.ai instead, much cheaper than this. "oblivus": 1x RTX A5000 for $0.84/hr vast: 4x RTX A5000 for $1.08/hr, 1x RTX A5000 for $0.20/hr, and much better and…
KomoD on HN
Requests
Pricing calculator
From 1 comment
I feel like I'm missing some things on your pricing page. In the GPU Instances table, what are the units of "System RAM"? In the CPU Instances table, what does "the cost of RAM…
mkl on HN
Clearer pricing units and documentation
From 1 comment
I feel like I'm missing some things on your pricing page. In the GPU Instances table, what are the units of "System RAM"? In the CPU Instances table, what does "the cost of RAM…
mkl on HN
Questions
How availability is guaranteed
From 1 comment
One of the issues is availability. Lambdalabs and Paperspace never have instances available. AWS and GCP have the per-account quota set to 0 by default for GPU instances and deny…
NickHoff on HN
How cloud gaming works
From 1 comment
How does cloud gaming work from a customer perspective? I see it mentioned on the main page but I haven't found any additional information about it (on your mobile page).
dr_kiszonka on HN
Whether hardware performance matches consumer GPUs
From 1 comment
In the tests I’ve done, retail GPUs are much faster than data center GPUs.
andrewstuart on HN
Alternatives named
Lambda Labs
From 2 comments
On equivalent instances it seems a good bit more expensive than e.g. lambdalabs [1], but in turn you get a lot more flexibility. Both in terms of having more GPU models to choose…
wongarsu on HNSo this is about 30% cheaper than GCP. But GCP sustained use discounts give you a 30% discount if used for the whole month. Azure and AWS pricing for GPU’s is insane. lambdalabs…
victor106 on HN
Vast.ai
From 1 comment
I suggest using vast.ai instead, much cheaper than this. "oblivus": 1x RTX A5000 for $0.84/hr vast: 4x RTX A5000 for $1.08/hr, 1x RTX A5000 for $0.20/hr, and much better and…
KomoD on HN
TensorDock
From 1 comment
Curious how this compares to Tensordock? I've had great experiences with their servers + support. Vastly preferable to other first party / distributed options.
71a54xd on HN