Starter credits for people building something real.
Describe the project, link the code if you have it, and a person reviews the application, usually within two business hours. Credits land in your wallet and bill like any other minute.
Reviewed by a person, not a form.
Tied to a project
Credits are granted against a real project description and an optional GitHub or Colab link, not a throwaway email.
Reviewed quickly
Applications are reviewed during business hours, usually within two hours, so you can start the same day.
More for students and researchers
An institutional email (.edu, .ac.in) qualifies for a larger educational grant.
No mining
Accounts are monitored; crypto-mining workloads are prohibited and terminated.
Who qualifies
- A real project you can describe in a few sentences.
- A work, personal or institutional email; disposable addresses are rejected.
- One application per person.
- Credits are for running workloads on Podstack Cloud and expire if unused.
- Larger grants for startup programmes, university labs and research groups are arranged through sales.
Apply for builder credits
Two required fields. The rest helps us approve faster.
Questions, answered.
How much do I get?
Approved applications receive a starter grant, with a larger educational grant for institutional email addresses; the amounts are shown on this page.
How long does approval take?
Usually within two business hours; applications outside business hours are reviewed the next morning.
What can I run with the credits?
Anything on Podstack Cloud except crypto mining: fine-tunes, notebooks, inference endpoints and training runs.
Do credits expire?
Yes, unused credits expire after the period shown in your wallet when they are granted.
Can a team or lab apply?
Yes, startup programmes, university labs and research groups can apply for larger grants through sales.