The San Francisco Compute Company

The San Francisco Compute Company is a provider specializing in GPU instances for computing, particularly suitable for training large AI models. They offer flexible, short-term access to GPU clusters without long-term contracts, appealing to startups and businesses focusing on large-scale model training.

The San Francisco Compute Company

Provider Profile

Founded

Not specified

Headquarters

San Francisco

Pricing Model

Time-based pricing, offering instances from $1.50 per GPU per hour. No long-term contracts required.

Technical Specification

Target Audience
  • Startups
  • large-scale AI trainers
  • researchers
GPU Clusters & Offerings
  • NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB VRAM
  • NVIDIA H200 SXM5 141GB VRAM
  • VM clusters
  • On-demand or reserved instances
Network Fabric
  • InfiniBand
  • Scheduled for future support in VMs by Q2 2026
Connectivity Bandwidth
  • 400 Gbps RDMA compute fabric
  • 100 Gbps primary in-band network
  • 1 Gbps out of band IPMI management network
Storage Architecture
  • 1.5TB+ NVMe
  • Petabyte-scale storage options
Resource Orchestration
Custom VM configurations; future plans for Kubernetes and Slurm by Q2 2026
Developer Interface & APIs
  • CLI
  • SDK expected (implied integration capabilities)
Support Operations
  • 24/7 support via Slack
  • phone
  • and email; dedicated Slack channels for large clusters
Resource Availability
Operational with limited clusters available for immediate deployment
Datacenter Locations
Key Platform Features
  • High-speed InfiniBand networking
  • Petabyte-scale storage
  • Flexible purchasing models, such as buying by the hour

Last Audit: February 2026