DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean Gradient GPU Droplets provide on-demand GPU instances powered by NVIDIA and AMD GPUs for AI/ML training, inference, and fine-tuning. Instances come pre-configured with CUDA/ROCm drivers, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Jupyter, deploying in under 60 seconds. Available in single-GPU and 8-GPU configurations with NVMe storage included.
GPU Hardware
| GPU Models | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada (20GB) NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB) NVIDIA L40S (48GB) AMD Instinct MI300X (192GB) NVIDIA HGX H100 (80GB) NVIDIA HGX H200 (141GB) |
| Max VRAM | 192 GB |
| Max GPUs per Instance | 8 |
| Interconnect | NVLink |
| Multi-Node Training | N/A |
Pricing
| Starting Price | $0.76/hr |
| Billing Granularity | Per-second |
| Spot/Preemptible | N/A |
| Reserved Discounts | Yes (12-month) |
| Free Credits | $200 free credit for 60 days |
| Egress Fees | Included (10-15 TB pooled), $0.01/GiB overage |
| Storage | 500-720 GiB NVMe boot (included), 5 TiB NVMe scratch on larger configs, Volumes at $0.10/GiB/mo |
On-Demand GPU Pricing
| GPU Model | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada | 20 GB | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.76 |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada | 48 GB | 8 | 64 GiB | $1.57 |
| NVIDIA L40S | 48 GB | 8 | 64 GiB | $1.57 |
| AMD Instinct MI300X | 192 GB | 20 | 240 GiB | $1.99 |
| NVIDIA HGX H100 | 80 GB | 20 | 240 GiB | $3.39 |
| NVIDIA HGX H200 | 141 GB | 24 | 240 GiB | $3.44 |
12-Month Reserved (8-GPU Configurations)
| GPU Model | Price/GPU/hr |
|---|---|
| AMD MI300X x8 | $1.88 |
| AMD MI325X x8 | $2.10 |
| AMD MI350X x8 | $3.18 |
| NVIDIA HGX H100 x8 | $2.50 |
| NVIDIA HGX B300 x8 | $5.65 |
Billing is per-second with a 5-minute minimum. Charges apply even when Droplets are powered off. All GPU Droplets include NVMe boot disk (500-720 GiB) and data transfer (10-15 TB pooled). Larger configs include 5 TiB NVMe scratch disk.
Infrastructure
| Regions | New York (NYC2), Toronto (TOR1), Atlanta (ATL1), Richmond (RIC1), Amsterdam (AMS3) |
| Uptime SLA | 99% |
| Serverless / Autoscaling | N/A |
| Private Networking / VPC | N/A |
Developer Experience
| Pre-installed Frameworks | PyTorch TensorFlow Jupyter Miniconda CUDA ROCm Hugging Face |
| Docker Support | N/A |
| SSH Access | N/A |
| Jupyter Notebooks | N/A |
| API / CLI | N/A |
| Setup Time | Under 60 seconds |
| Kubernetes Support | N/A |
| Custom Images / Templates | N/A |
| Persistent Storage | N/A |
Business Terms
| Min Commitment | None |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II SOC 3 HIPAA (with BAA) CSA STAR Level 1 |
| Best For | AI/ML training & fine-tuning AI inference LLM deployment computer vision startups & SMBs |
| Support Channels | Email Live Chat (24/7 on Standard+) Video Calls & Slack (Premium) |
| Payment Methods | Credit/Debit Cards PayPal Google Pay Apple Pay ACH Wire Transfer |
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