Replicate
Run AI models in the cloud
As of 13 November 2026, Replicate has a free plan and paid plans start at $0.000025/second. Platform for running open-source AI models via simple API. Softwr lists it under AI. Replicate is launched in 2019, available on API, Web.
Overview
What Replicate does
Platform for running open-source AI models via simple API. Replicate hosts thousands of models including Stable Diffusion, LLaMA, and more with pay-per-use pricing.
What people use it for
- Running open source machine learning models through a hosted API without managing GPUs
- Deploying and serving a custom or fine tuned model on rented GPU hardware
- Per second billed batch image, video and language model inference
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Replicate.
- Private model deployments are billed for all the time instances are online, including setup and idle time, not only for processing
- Multi-GPU A100, H100, H200 and L40S capacity beyond the listed configurations is only available with a committed spend contract
- The pricing page publishes no free tier allowance
Pricing
What Replicate costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Pay-as-you-go
On request
- Billed by execution time for public models
- CPU Small: $0.000025/second ($0.09/hour)
- 8x Nvidia A100 GPUs: $0.0112/second ($40.32/hour)
- Alternative billing for some models: $0.04 per image or $3.75 per million tokens
- Private models billed for all instance uptime
Enterprise
On request
- Dedicated account manager
- Priority support
- Higher GPU limits
- Performance SLAs
- Volume discounts
Capabilities
Features
Model hosting
Simple API
Auto-scaling
Custom models
REST API
Integration with REST API
Python client
Integration with Python client
JavaScript client
Integration with JavaScript client
Api support
Available on api
Cloud support
Available on cloud
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Replicate cost?
Replicate uses pay-as-you-go pricing based on model execution time and compute type. Costs range from $0.09/hour for CPU (Small) to $40.32/hour for 8x Nvidia A100 GPUs. Some models charge per input/output tokens instead of time.
SourceDoes Replicate offer a free tier?
Yes, Replicate is free to start with pay-as-you-go pricing. There are no subscription tiers or minimum commitments; you pay only for what you use.
SourceWhat is the difference between public and private models?
Public models are billed by execution time. Private models are billed for all instance uptime including setup, idle, and active processing time, except for fast-booting fine-tunes which are billed only during active processing.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Replicate
- Company
- Replicate
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
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