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General
What is Aquanode?
Aquanode is a developer-first GPU compute platform that makes it easy to run, deploy, and scale machine learning workloads on decentralized and enterprise-grade GPU providers. Unlike traditional GPU clouds, Aquanode focuses on developer experience, orchestration, and cost-efficiency.
Who is Aquanode for?
Aquanode is built for:
- AI startups and ML teams needing cost-effective GPU compute
- Developers who want to deploy models without managing infrastructure
- Researchers experimenting with LLMs, fine-tuning, or inference pipelines
- Enterprises seeking scalable, production-grade GPU infrastructure
Compute & Infrastructure
What GPU providers does Aquanode support?
Aquanode integrates multiple providers in its marketplace:
- DataCrunch – European ISO-certified GPU provider with renewable energy data centers
- Voltage Park – Enterprise-grade H100 clusters for AI training and inference
- Hot Aisle – Dell + AMD AI developer cloud
- Akash Network – Decentralized cloud marketplace
- Cudo Compute - Norway based GPU Provider
- Hyperstack - Canada Based GPU Provider
- Vast.ai - Community Marketplace
- Massed Compute - US based GPU Provider, Small enterprise scale
- Vultr - Virtualized Low VRAM GPUs
What GPU types are available?
We support a broad range of GPUs, including:
- NVIDIA H100, H200, A100 (80GB/40GB)
- PRO6000, L40, A6000, RTX 6000 ADA
- RTX 4090, RTX 5090 consumer GPUs for lighter workloads
- Next-gen options (B200) as they become available
How does pricing work?
Pricing depends on the provider:
- Akash Network → Auction-based, often 60–80% cheaper than hyperscalers
- DataCrunch → Base Price + Dynamic Disk pricing, with long-term contracts available
- Voltage Park → Transparent hourly and reserved pricing for enterprise workloads
- Hyperstack → Fixed Price
- Cudo Compute → Base Price + Dynamic Disk price
- Vast.ai → Varied Pricing
- Massed Compute → Fixed Price
- Hot Aisle → Fixed Pricing
- Vultr → Fixed Pricing
See GPU Types and Pricing for details.
Security
How secure is Aquanode?
Aquanode is designed with security-first principles:
- Isolated VM environments with firewall rules
- Secure SSH access with password or key-based authentication
- Support for confidential computing (Intel TDX, NVIDIA Hopper GPUs) on roadmap
Getting Started
How do I sign up?
You can get started by creating an account at console.aquanode.io.
What’s the fastest way to try Aquanode?
Launch a GPU VM template (Ubuntu, Debian, PyTorch, TensorFlow) directly from the VM Templates page — your environment will be ready in seconds.
Billing
How am I charged?
- On-demand GPU hours are billed hourly.
- Team plans include monthly GPU hours with rollover.
- Reserved GPUs are billed monthly with discounted rates.
What payment methods do you accept?
We currently support credit/debit cards and Solana.
Roadmap
What’s coming next?
- Multi-tenant inference hosting
- Sub-leasing GPUs for community supply
- Serverless GPU functions
- Expanded confidential compute support
📬 Still have questions?
Reach out to us at hi@aquanode.io or join our community on Discord (coming soon).