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ML inference at scale
As of 30 August 2026, Banana starts at $1200/month. Serverless GPU platform for deploying machine learning models. Softwr lists it under AI. Banana is made by Banana Dev, launched in 2021, available on Web, API.
Overview
What Banana does
Serverless GPU platform for deploying machine learning models. Banana provides fast inference with automatic scaling for AI applications.
What people use it for
- Historically, serverless GPU inference for machine learning models
- Migration reference for teams that ran models on Banana before the 2024 shutdown
The honest half
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 Banana.
- Banana shut down its serverless GPU infrastructure on 31 March 2024 at noon PST and told customers to migrate to another provider by that time
- The vendor's own sunset notice names limited runway, retention problems and GPU supply constraints as the reasons for closing
- The banana.dev site still displays pricing tiers, but every tier links to the sunset notice rather than to a purchase
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Pricing
What Banana costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Team
$1,200 /mo
- 10 team members
- 5 projects
- 50 max parallel GPUs
Enterprise
On request
- Custom seat limit
- Custom GPU configuration
Capabilities
Features
GPU inference
Auto-scaling
Docker deployment
Low latency
REST API
Integration with REST API
Python SDK
Integration with Python SDK
Cloud support
Available on cloud
Api support
Available on api
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Banana's Team plan cost?
The Team plan costs $1,200 per month plus the cost of compute resources at cost with zero markup applied.
SourceWhat is the maximum team size on Banana's Team plan?
The Team plan includes 10 team members and supports a maximum of 5 projects with up to 50 parallel GPUs.
SourceDoes Banana offer an Enterprise plan with custom pricing?
Banana offers an Enterprise plan with custom pricing plus at-cost compute, including SAML SSO, automation API, and dedicated support.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Banana
- Company
- Banana Dev
- Based in
- San Francisco, California
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