Getting Started
User GuideInstance Types
Executing a run on Spell requires specifying the instance type which you would like to use for the run. For example, the spell run CLI command accepts a machine-type flag for this purpose:
spell run --machine-type K80 'python example.py'
Here's a list of all of the instance types available in Spell Community. Note that Spell is free to use with the basic CPU instance type—no credit card required.
Note
Users on Spell for Teams using our AWS or GCP cluster integrations can define and use their own machine types, including additional instance types not available in Community. See the page Cluster Machine Type Management for more details.
CPU instances
| Machine Type | vCPUs | RAM (GB) | Price $/hour | Price $/second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cpu (default) |
2 | 4 | Free | Free |
cpu-big |
16 | 32 | $0.68 | $0.00019 |
cpu-huge |
72 | 144 | $3.06 | $0.00085 |
ram-big |
16 | 128 | $1.01 | $0.00028 |
ram-huge |
96 | 768 | $6.05 | $0.00168 |
GPU instances (K80)
| Machine Type | NVIDIA GPU | VRAM (GB) | TFlops | vCPUs | RAM (GB) | Price $/hour | Price $/second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K80 |
1 x Tesla K80 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 4 | 61 | $0.90 | $0.00025 |
K80x2 |
2 x Tesla K80 | 24.0 | 8.6 | 8 | 122 | $1.80 | $0.00050 |
K80x4 |
4 x Tesla K80 | 48.0 | 17.2 | 16 | 244 | $3.60 | $0.00100 |
K80x8 |
8 x Tesla K80 | 96.0 | 34.4 | 32 | 488 | $7.20 | $0.00200 |
GPU Instances (V100)
| Machine Type | NVIDIA GPU | VRAM (GB) | TFlops | vCPUs | RAM (GB) | Price $/hour | Price $/second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V100 |
1 x Tesla V100 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 8 | 61 | $3.06 | $0.00085 |
V100x2 |
2 x Tesla V100 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 16 | 122 | $6.12 | $0.00170 |
V100x4 |
4 x Tesla V100 | 64.0 | 62.8 | 32 | 244 | $12.24 | $0.00340 |
V100x8 |
8 x Tesla V100 | 128.0 | 125.6 | 64 | 488 | $24.48 | $0.00680 |