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Hosted inferenceand GPU compute.

Call hosted models through OpenAI or Anthropic request formats, or launch dedicated GPU VMs.

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Built for teams that outgrew the hyperscaler bill.

The open network for inference at scale.

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Deploy with one API call

OpenAI-compatible. No code changes.

1client = OpenAI(
2 base_url="https://inference.openrelay.inc/v1",
3 api_key="sk-••••••••••••"
4)

Two ways to ship. Both live in under two minutes.

Rent dedicated GPUs or call any model through our OpenAI-compatible API.

GPU compute

Rent a GPU in seconds

  1. 1

    Select capacity

    Pick a GPU type, VRAM, region, and hourly price from available cards across the network.

  2. 2

    Boot a machine

    Choose an image (Ubuntu 24.04), attach a persistent volume, and launch the runtime.

  3. 3

    Own the loop

    SSH in with full control, install your stack, then monitor and scale as you go.


Ready in ~47sDeploy now

Inference endpoint

Or just call a model

  1. 1

    Select a model

    Use a hosted open model — no node setup, no cold-start wrangling.

  2. 2

    Point your SDK

    Swap the base URL and keep your existing OpenAI-compatible client and tools.

  3. 3

    Serve traffic

    Send requests; routing, autoscaling, and failover are handled for you.


>base_url="https://inference.openrelay.inc/v1"
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Pay by the hour.
Nothing else.

Dedicated NVIDIA GPUs with SSH access and a persistent volume. Deposit $5 to get $10 and start deploying.

NVIDIA A100 40GB

A100

from$0.80/hr


  • 40 GB VRAM$0.80/hr
  • 80 GB VRAM$1.10/hr
Deploy A100

Up to 90% cheaper than AWS, Azure, and GCP.

API & SDK

Call hosted models from your own stack.

Send chat requests to the inference gateway. Use the model ID from the catalog and your organization API key.

Two request formats

Use OpenAI Chat Completions or Anthropic Messages with supported models.

Metered by tokens

The gateway authenticates, routes, streams, and records usage for each request.

openrelay ~ api
# Call GLM 5.2 with Chat Completions
$ curl https://inference.openrelay.inc/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENRELAY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"openrelay/glm-5.2","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Explain this stack trace."}]}'
# Response
{
"object": "chat.completion",
"model": "openrelay/glm-5.2",
"choices": [...]
}

Ready to build?

Get your API key and start deploying in minutes.

$export OPENRELAY_API_KEY=vl_••••••••••••••
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FAQ

Questions we hear often.

How long does deployment take?

Provisioning time depends on the hardware and image you choose. The dashboard reports each stage until your VM is ready. Hosted models need no deployment.

Do I need to change my code?

VM workloads run as standard containers. For hosted inference, OpenRelay supports OpenAI Chat Completions and Anthropic Messages request formats.

How does billing work?

GPU VMs accrue usage at the displayed hourly rate while they run. Hosted inference is metered by input and output tokens.

What happens when a node fails?

Hosted inference routes new requests across healthy backends. VMs are not automatically migrated; failed capacity must be restarted or replaced.

Do I need a credit card to start?

New users receive $1 in welcome credit. Continued usage requires a card and deposit. A first deposit of $5 or more receives a one-time $5 match.

Can I contribute my own GPUs?

You can apply to become a provider. Approved providers enroll supported GPU or CPU nodes and can track usage and earnings in the dashboard.

Start relaying compute today.

An OpenAI-compatible endpoint and GPUs from $0.18/hr. No contract, no minimums — deposit $5 to get $10 and start deploying.

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