DigitalOcean AI/ML

Gradient™ AI Inference Cloud

DigitalOcean’s Gradient AI Inference Cloud handles the heavy lifting for deploying and scaling machine learning models. It operates on a straightforward pay-as-you-go basis, letting you spin up inference endpoints without managing underlying infrastructure complexity. You just push your models and let the platform serve them, focusing purely on the application logic rather than server maintenance or cluster configuration.

This setup suits teams already comfortable with DigitalOcean’s ecosystem who need quick model deployment without upfront commitments. The main catch is the complete lack of a free tier, meaning every experiment or test incurs immediate costs. You pay from the first second of usage, so budgeting for small-scale trials or development iterations requires careful planning compared to platforms offering sandbox environments.

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  • Free tier No
  • Pricing Pay as you go
  • Regions 8 · 3 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 5 certifications
  • Provider health B

Decision score

34 /100
Features 20
Pricing 0
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 62

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Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.99%
  • database99.99%
  • networking99.99%
  • storage99.95%
Global reach

8 regions across 3 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America

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