Demand for your GPUs, on your terms.
Podstack Grid is the optional layer that routes Podstack Cloud demand to partner data centers running Podstack OS, at a floor price the operator sets.
Podstack Grid is the optional layer between Podstack Cloud and the data centers that run Podstack OS. Opt in and Podstack routes developer demand to your racks at a floor price you set. Or license the software and never join.
Grid at a glance
Where Grid sits
Podstack Grid
The optional middle layer. An operator can license Podstack OS and never join, or opt in to receive Podstack demand while setting their own floor price and keeping most of what their capacity earns.
Podstack OS
What operators run inside their own facility, fully white-labeled: DC Suite for bare metal, NextGen DC Suite for VMs and networking, PodVirt for fractional GPUs, and Token Factory for inference serving.
None of the data centers are Podstack's. Podstack Cloud sells the capacity, Podstack OS runs inside partner facilities, and Podstack Grid connects the two when an operator opts in.
Opt in to receive Podstack demand. You set a floor price and keep 65 to 80 percent of what the capacity earns. Operators who never join still run the full OS.
What Grid does
Opt in, opt out
Grid is never required. An operator can run Podstack OS alone, join Grid later, or leave it.
Your floor price
You set the minimum your capacity sells for; Podstack never lists it below that.
You keep most of it
On pods and clusters routed through Grid, the operator keeps 65 to 80 percent of what the capacity earns.
Customers pick regions, not racks
Podstack Cloud customers choose a region and a GPU type. Grid places the workload on a partner with room.
Reliability by design
Podstack OS runs on every node so health is visible; each region has more than one operator so workloads fail over; customer uptime terms flow down into operator agreements.
How Grid works
- 1
Run Podstack OS
Install DC Suite on the racks you want to offer.
- 2
Publish offers
Choose which nodes or profiles to offer and set your floor price.
- 3
Receive workloads
Podstack Cloud places pods and clusters on your capacity; you see every lease in your console.
- 4
Get paid
Each lease is settled at the agreed price with your share recorded per lease.
How Grid bills
share of each lease
No license fee during a pilot. After conversion, the operator keeps 65 to 80 percent of what pods and clusters routed through Grid earn; licenses are separate and never shared.
Questions about Grid
What is Podstack Grid?
Podstack Grid is the optional layer that routes Podstack Cloud demand to partner data centers running Podstack OS, at a floor price each operator sets.
Do I have to join Grid to use Podstack OS?
No, Grid is optional; you can license and run Podstack OS without ever joining.
How much does an operator keep?
On pods and clusters routed through Grid, the operator keeps 65 to 80 percent of what the capacity earns.
Who sets the price?
The operator sets a floor price, and Podstack never sells that capacity below it.
What does a pilot cost?
Nothing in license fees; during a pilot the operator keeps everything the capacity earns and can remove the stack at any time.
How do customers choose my data center?
They do not choose by name; they pick a region and a GPU type, and Grid places the workload on a partner with room in that region.
What happens if my site goes down?
Each region has more than one operator behind it, so workloads fail over rather than going dark, and the uptime terms are agreed up front.
Start with Grid
Podstack Grid is the optional layer that routes Podstack Cloud demand to partner data centers running Podstack OS, at a floor price the operator sets.