Choosing a vps hosting with GPU

[Tom Glod]

Digital ocean just released a service where they offerGen  AI models as a
simple endpoint.

https://www.digitalocean.com/products/gen-ai

This looks like a good alternative to rolling your own with a vps.



On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 6:52 AM jbv via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I have just finalized an app that will process a lot
> of text and images through AI models, with a main loop
> running for days (or even weeks) that will send ten of
> thousands of API requests to Ollama and/or Llama.cpp,
> and feed the returned data into various DBs.
>
> I have made numerous tests locally and now it's time
> to choose a hosting service.
> Some tasks, like text or image embedding can run on
> a VPS with CPU only. But some vision models require
> a GPU for speeding things up.
> So I was wondering if anyone is already using and
> could recommand a hosting service with GPU and
> affordable prices.
> Servers located in the EU would be a plus.
>
> I have already browsed several offers, but it's hard
> to make a choice, especially when prices aren't clear,
> or when they charge for initial setup.
>
> Thank you in advance.
> jbv
>
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