# CloudRift

> CloudRift is a GPU cloud platform for AI developers. Rent datacenter GPUs (RTX 4090, RTX 5090, RTX Pro 6000, H100, H200, B200) by the hour, access serverless LLM inference endpoints, and manage GPU infrastructure. Pay-as-you-go pricing with no subscriptions required.

CloudRift provides on-demand GPU rentals with container, VM, and bare-metal options. Key offerings include hourly GPU rentals for AI/ML training and inference, a serverless inference API supporting models like Llama 4, DeepSeek-V3, and Qwen, and a white-label datacenter management platform for operators. The platform serves AI developers, ML engineers, researchers, game developers, and creative professionals using tools like ComfyUI.

## Core Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.cloudrift.ai/): Overview of CloudRift's GPU cloud platform, pricing, and features
- [Pricing](https://www.cloudrift.ai/pricing): GPU rental pricing with calculator and reservation options
- [About](https://www.cloudrift.ai/about): Company mission, philosophy, team, and datacenter locations
- [Inference API](https://www.cloudrift.ai/inference): Serverless LLM inference endpoints with supported model listing
- [Datacenter Management](https://www.cloudrift.ai/datacenter-management): White-label management platform for datacenter operators
- [Inference for Datacenters](https://www.cloudrift.ai/inference-for-datacenters): Inference endpoint platform for datacenter operators

## GPU Products

- [RTX 4090](https://www.cloudrift.ai/rtx4090): NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU rental — specs, benchmarks, and use cases
- [RTX 5090](https://www.cloudrift.ai/rtx5090): NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU rental — specs, benchmarks, and use cases
- [RTX Pro 6000](https://www.cloudrift.ai/rtxpro6000): NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPU rental — specs, benchmarks, and use cases
- [L40](https://www.cloudrift.ai/l40): NVIDIA L40 GPU specifications
- [MI350X](https://www.cloudrift.ai/mi350x): AMD Instinct MI350X GPU rental — specs, benchmarks, and use cases

## Use Cases

- [Image Generation](https://www.cloudrift.ai/image-generation): ComfyUI and generative AI workflows on cloud GPUs
- [Game Development](https://www.cloudrift.ai/game-development): Game development with AI and GPU resources
- [Multimodal Search](https://www.cloudrift.ai/multimodal-search): Multimodal search with embeddings on GPU infrastructure

## Tutorials

- [How to Rent a GPU for AI Development](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-rent-a-gpu-enabled-machine-for-ai-development): Configure a dev environment with Jupyter Lab or VS Code on CloudRift
- [How to Start Development with LLM](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-start-development-with-llm): Getting started with LM Studio, Ollama, Open WebUI, and Oobabooga
- [How to Develop Your First LLM App](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-develop-your-first-llm-app-context-and-prompt-engineering): Build a simple LLM app with context and prompt engineering
- [How to Develop Your First Agentic RAG Application](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-develop-your-first-agentic-rag-application): Build a board-game assistant with local RAG
- [How to Leverage Cloud-hosted LLM and Pay Per Usage](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-leverage-cloud-hosted-llm-and-pay-per-usage): Use CloudRift's LLM-as-a-Service with pay-per-token pricing
- [How to Run ComfyUI with a Rented GPU](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-run-comfyui-with-a-rented-gpu): Launch ComfyUI on rented RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPUs
- [ComfyUI in the Cloud: Set Up in Under 2 Minutes](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/comfyui-cloud-setup): Quick-start guide for ComfyUI on cloud GPUs
- [ComfyUI Cloud Storage Setup](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/comfyui-cloud-storage-setup): Set up ComfyUI with cloud storage for portable workflows
- [ComfyUI Full VM Setup Guide](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/comfyui-gpu-vm): Launch ComfyUI on a GPU-powered Ubuntu VM with Docker
- [How to Mount Cloud Storage on a VM](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-mount-cloud-storage-on-vm): Mount Google Drive, GCS, and S3 on Linux VMs using rclone, gcsfuse, and s3fs
- [How to Run Oobabooga WebUI on a Rented GPU](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-run-oobabooga-webui-on-a-rented-gpu): Deploy Oobabooga on cloud RTX GPUs
- [How to Run Oobabooga in Docker](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-run-oobabooga-in-docker): Run Oobabooga LLM web UI with Docker and Nvidia GPU
- [Infinite GPU Memory for LLM Inference](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/how-to-give-your-rtx-gpu-nearly-infinite-memory-for-llm-inference): Extend RTX GPU memory with KV cache offloading for long-context workloads
- [Self-hosted Cloud IDEs](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/unsaas-your-stack-with-self-hosted-cloud-ides): Set up Jupyter Lab and VS Code on rented GPU instances
- [Prompting DeepSeek: How Smart Is It Really?](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/prompting-deepseek-how-smart-it-really-is): Testing DeepSeek-R1 capabilities and performance
- [GPU Passthrough with VFIO on Linux](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/host-setup-for-qemu-kvm-gpu-passthrough-with-vfio-on-linux): Host setup for QEMU KVM GPU passthrough
- [Godot Game Server](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/godot-game-server): Deploy multiplayer Godot games with Docker on CloudRift
- [Godot Game Server with AI Chat Bots](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/godot-game-server-with-chat-bots): Integrate LLM-powered chat bots into Godot multiplayer games
- [From Zero to GPU: Creating a dstack Backend](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/from-zero-to-gpu-creating-a-dstack-backend-for-cloudrift): Plug custom GPU infrastructure into dstack
- [Building a Community LLM Exchange](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/building-a-community-llm-exchange): Connect model providers and users via unified APIs and open infrastructure

## Benchmarks

- [Benchmarking B200](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/benchmarking-b200): NVIDIA B200 vs H200 vs H100 vs RTX Pro 6000 for long-context LLM inference
- [RTX 4090 vs RTX 5090 vs RTX Pro 6000](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/benchmarking-rtx-gpus-for-llm-inference): Comprehensive LLM inference benchmark across 1x, 2x, and 4x GPU configurations
- [Benchmarking GPU Servers for LLM Inference](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/benchmarking-gpu-servers-for-llm-inference): LLaMA and Qwen model serving on RTX 4090, RTX 5090, and RTX Pro 6000
- [RTX Pro 6000 vs Datacenter GPUs](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/benchmarking-rtx6000-vs-datacenter-gpus): Is the RTX Pro 6000 an H100 killer? Single-GPU and multi-GPU comparison
- [Comparing Inference Providers](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/choosing-your-llm-powerhouse-a-comprehensive-comparison-of-inference-providers): Performance, cost, and scalability comparison of LLM inference providers
- [The True Cost of GPU Ownership](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/the-true-cost-of-gpu-ownership): Electricity, depreciation, maintenance, and colocation cost breakdown
- [Evolution of GPU Programming](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/evolution-of-gpu-programming): History of GPU programming from bump mapping to LLM attention mechanisms

## Programs & Community

- [AI Grant](https://www.cloudrift.ai/ai-grant): $100–$1,000 in GPU credits for AI projects
- [Bug Bounty](https://www.cloudrift.ai/bug-bounty): Community bug bounty program
- [Careers](https://www.cloudrift.ai/careers): Open positions at CloudRift

## Legal

- [Terms of Service](https://www.cloudrift.ai/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.cloudrift.ai/privacy)

## Optional

- [NVIDIA Reset Bug Bounty](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/bug-bounty-nvidia-reset-bug): Community challenge to debug an NVIDIA GPU reset issue
- [AI Tools for Designers](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/ai-tools-for-designers-who-dont-code-yet): AI tools and communities for designers who don't code
- [Open Source AI for Beginners](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/so-youre-curious-about-open-source-ai-and-a-little-intimidated): Guide for creatives exploring open source AI
- [Why Certificates Won't Make You a Better Designer](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/a-transformative-journey-why-certificates-wont-make-you-a-better-designer): On valuing skills over credentials
- [Why Big Tech Turns Everything Into a Knife Fight](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/why-big-tech-turns-everything-into-a-knife-fight): Reflections on corporate tech vs startups
- [Why Big Tech Performance Reviews Aren't Meritocratic](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/big-tech-performance-review): Critique of big tech evaluation systems
- [Why Big Tech Leaders Destroy Value](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/why-big-tech-leaders-destroy-value): On identity-driven conflicts in corporate tech
- [Why Big Tech is not About Business](https://www.cloudrift.ai/blog/why-big-tech-is-not-about-business): Big tech as imperial courts