AI TOOL PROFILE
DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Agentic Inference Cloud
- Software Development
- Machine Learning Platform
- Software companies
- Enterprise companies
- AI developers
- ML engineers
Pricing
Usage-based pricing starts at $0.15 per million tokens for the AI platform. On-demand GPU Droplets start at $0.76 per GPU hour, with rates from $1.88 per GPU hour available via multi-month commitments.
At a glance
- Best for
- Software companies, Enterprise companies, AI developers, ML engineers
- Key use cases
- Production AI Inference, AI Agent Development, Large-Scale Model Training, Custom AI Workflows
How AI is used
DigitalOcean Gradient is an AI inference cloud designed to support developers in building and scaling AI applications. The platform provides infrastructure, including GPU Droplets and Bare Metal GPUs, alongside managed tools for deploying models and creating AI agents.
It is intended for software companies and organizations moving AI projects from development into production. The platform supports various workloads, from inference to large-scale model training.
Capabilities include tools for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and built-in evaluation features, which may help teams connect models to knowledge bases and test performance.
Buyers should confirm whether they require the flexibility of virtual machines (GPU Droplets) or the direct hardware access provided by Bare Metal servers, based on the intensity of their machine learning workload.
Key Features
GPU Droplets
Virtual machines that provide on-demand GPU compute for AI tasks.
1-Click Model Deployment
Supports quick setup and deployment of popular AI models.
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Supports the use of knowledge bases to help improve AI model responses.
Bare Metal GPUs
Provides direct hardware access for intensive, multi-node workloads such as large-scale training.
Function Calling
Designed to help AI agents interact with external tools and APIs.
Built-in Evaluation Tools
Tools to help test and evaluate the performance of AI applications.
Use Cases
Production AI Inference
Running AI applications at scale to serve users with consistent latency.
AI Agent Development
Building and deploying intelligent agents using function calling and RAG.
Large-Scale Model Training
Using Bare Metal GPUs for computationally intensive machine learning training.
Custom AI Workflows
Deploying and optimizing models using open-source frameworks and custom configurations.
FAQ
What is DigitalOcean Gradient?
- It is a unified platform for building and scaling AI applications, providing both GPU infrastructure and tools for creating intelligent agents.
How does the pricing work for GPU compute?
- On-demand GPU Droplets start at $0.76 per GPU hour, while lower rates are available through multi-month contractual commitments.
What is the difference between GPU Droplets and Bare Metal GPUs?
- GPU Droplets are virtual machines for on-demand tasks, while Bare Metal servers provide direct hardware access for intensive, multi-node training.
Does DigitalOcean Gradient support pre-trained models?
- Yes, the platform includes 1-click models to help users get started with popular models quickly.
Source category: Software Development
Source subcategory: Machine Learning Platform
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