OpenRelay
Artificial Intelligence · AI Compute & Inference
Overview
OpenRelay provides hosted model inference and dedicated GPU VMs, with per-token and usage-based pricing.
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News
Gemma 4 Optimization with Agentic Kernel Engineering
How OpenRelay's kernel agents got 1.5x more traffic out of each AMD MI355X serving Gemma 4 31B, at the same latency target and the same accuracy. We are open-sourcing all of it.
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orl 0.4: GPU pods, VM sizing, and spend in the OpenRelay CLI
orl 0.4 adds GPU pods, VM sizing checks before launch, per-VM burn rates, and expedited batch inference. Install it and rent a GPU from your terminal.
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AI Best Practices: Cutting LLM Pipeline Costs Without Losing Quality
Two changes that cut most LLM pipeline bills 3-10x: right-size the model so a 20B screens the easy majority, and cache the shared prefix so repeated system prompts bill at one tenth the rate.
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OpenRelay is Backed by Y Combinator
We're building the CDN of inference: a distributed GPU network that makes fast, affordable, fault-tolerant AI compute available to everyone. Here's why, and what comes next.
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How One Team Cut $4,000/mo in Vercel Build Costs with OpenRelay Runners
Replacing Vercel's build infrastructure with OpenRelay self-hosted GitHub runners saved $4,000/month in build minutes: with faster builds and zero config overhead.
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The Environmental Case for Distributed GPU Computing
Why reusing existing consumer GPUs for AI inference is greener than building new data centers. The environmental argument for distributed networks.
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Next-Gen GPUs Explained: H200, GB200, B200, MI300X for AI Inference
A complete guide to NVIDIA H200, GB200 NVL72, B200, and AMD MI300X GPUs. Specs, pricing, availability, and when each GPU makes sense for your AI workloads.
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Distributed GPU Inference Explained: How Overlay Networks Power Fault-Tolerant AI
How distributed GPU inference works, why overlay networks enable automatic failover, and how OpenRelay built a fault-tolerant inference platform on consumer hardware.
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How to Reduce LLM Inference Costs by 80% in 2026
Practical strategies to cut your GPU inference bill: from right-sizing GPUs and quantization to distributed inference on consumer hardware.
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Best GPU Cloud for LLM Inference in 2026: Complete Guide
Compare the top GPU cloud providers for LLM inference. Side-by-side analysis of OpenRelay, RunPod, Vast.ai, Lambda, AWS, and GCP for models from 7B to 70B parameters.
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