Salt Lake City, Utah-based distributed cloud computing company founded 2018. Private. Operates in AI/ML infrastructure and GPU compute markets. Serves AI developers and ML teams with low-cost distributed GPU cloud for AI inference, batch processing, and rendering.
Pricing Change History
2 changesPer-second GPU prices increased for High, Medium, and Low priority tiers across most RTX GPU classes effective Nov 1, 2026 (e.g. RTX 5090 High $0.500→$0.600/hr-equiv, Medium $0.417→$0.483, Low $0.333→$0.367); Lowest priority price is unchanged.
Site added a banner announcing SaladCloud pricing will change on September 12, 2026, linking to a blog post with details. Currently displayed GPU hourly/monthly rates are unchanged as of this capture.
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Ask the agentCurrent plans
Captured| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| GPU Instances | $0.18 RTX 5080 (16GB VRAM) instance-hour + $0.09 RTX 3090 (24GB VRAM) instance-hour |
| General Purpose Instances | $0.01 General Purpose 2GB / 1 vCPU instance-hour + $0.02 General Purpose 8GB / 4 vCPU instance-hour |
| CPU-Optimized Instances | $0.02 CPU-Optimized 8GB / 4 vCPU instance-hour + $0.01 CPU-Optimized 2GB / 1 vCPU instance-hour |
| Memory-Optimized Instances | $0.01 Memory-Optimized 8GB / 1 vCPU instance-hour + $0.05 Memory-Optimized 32GB / 4 vCPU instance-hour |
Company Facts
How Salad compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
1 100ms | Free | — |
8 8Base | $50 /developer/mo | — |
A Ably | $29 /mo + usage | — |
A Agora | $0.10 /mo | Jul 6, 2026 |
A Aiven | $5 /mo | Sep 21, 2026 |
A Akamai Technologies | $10 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Salad pricing FAQ
- How much does Salad cost?
- Salad prices on usage: the GPU Instances plan is $0.18 RTX 5080 (16GB VRAM) instance-hour + $0.09 RTX 3090 (24GB VRAM) instance-hour.
- Does Salad have a free plan?
- No. Salad does not list a free tier.
- What pricing model does Salad use?
- Salad uses usage-based pricing across 4 plans.
- When did Salad last change its pricing?
- Nov 2, 2026: Salad hikes RTX 5090 High-priority GPU rate 20% to $0.60/hr; Lowest tier flat.
- How often has Salad changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 2 pricing changes for Salad since it started tracking on Jul 5, 2026; the pricing page was last captured on Nov 2, 2026.