I built a spot market for bare metal GPUs (and how to get A100s for $0.38/hr)
Hi, I'm Jack. I previously worked as a researcher at a quant trading firm. While working in energy markets, I realized that the compute market, unlike other utility markets like electricity, is inefficient. The major cloud providers charge big markups, and it's hard to sift through the mid-tier guys to see who has quality nodes. I wanted to build a market efficiency mechanism to fix this.
NeocloudX
I built NeocloudX to operate as a spot protocol for bare metal GPUs. We connect you directly to the hardware supply (independent data centers with excess capacity).
How it works
Unlike traditional clouds that act as resellers, this is a direct connection.
- No Network Fees: Your payment goes to the hardware owner and the payment processor.
- Spot Pricing: Because we are aggregating excess inventory from verified data centers, prices reflect the true supply/demand curve.
- Bare Metal Access + minimum specs: We act as a federated cluster and ensure that all nodes on the network meet minimum quality and are rented to one person at a time. We can also resolve disputes if this isn't the case.
Right now, this efficiency allows us to list A100s for as low as $0.38/hr.
How to use it
I designed the interface to be as low-friction as possible. You don't need to learn a proprietary CLI or manage complex config files.
- Web Terminal: You can spin up and control instances directly from your browser.
- Standard SSH: If you prefer your local setup, you can SSH in.
I also made a library of copy and pastable commands to spin up Qwen2.5/Z-Image Turbo if you're interested in that: https://neocloudx.com/labs
Try it out
We are currently live and looking for users to break things, run benchmarks, and give us some feedback. If you are a student, researcher, or open-source maintainer struggling with GPU costs, I’d love to help you get set up.
Check it out here: [https://neocloudx.com]