Replicate runs open-source models (image, video, audio, LLMs) on managed GPUs, billed per second — the long tail of AI capability without infrastructure.
Capabilities
Capabilities
- Thousands of community models, custom model deploys (Cog), per-second GPU billing
Best for
- Niche model needs (restoration, music, specific fine-tunes) in clones
Not for
- Mainstream chat AI (first-party APIs are cheaper and faster)