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Key Features

• Sub-second container starts with Rust-based container stack
• Zero config files required - define requirements in Python
• Instant scaling to hundreds of GPUs
• Built-in debugging tools
• Flexible environments with support for custom images

Use Cases

• Generative AI inference
• Fine-tuning and training
• Batch processing
• Language model deployment
• Image, video, and 3D processing
• Audio processing
• Computational biology

Infrastructure

• Support for various GPU types (H100, A100, L40S, etc.)
• Pay-per-second pricing
• Automatic scaling from zero to thousands of containers
• Built-in security with gVisor
• SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance

Storage & Integration

• Cloud storage mounting capabilities
• Key-value stores and queues
• Integration with major cloud providers
• Export logs to Datadog and OpenTelemetry providers