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Here are my previous threads on how to become an AI powered Devs.
looksmax.org
Now the biggest roadblock you'll run into is how to train massive machine learning models. Because they require a lot of compute power much much more than whatever your current PC has. If you aren't a kid/ learning and are doing serious work that you are getting paid for you absolutely need enterprise hardware
After burning thousands of dollars across AWS, GCP, Lambda. the best cloud provider for raw power is by far in my experience is
CoreWeave
www.coreweave.com
They have the newest fastest chips from Nvidia H100, H200, and apparently the brand new Blackwell ones that just came out.
www.coreweave.com
They charge per hour for the whole pod (a group of chips). It's on-demand pay as you go but you can save big with commitments. No hidden fees for data moving in/out like some other retarded services.
GPUs offered
H100- Kind for most jobs.
In the pod you get 8 chips, 80GB memory each, tons of storage. Around $49.24 per hour.
H200- An upgrade over H100 with 141GB memory. Good for handling huge files/videos.
B200- The newest and most powerful pod on offer. ~2x faster than H100 for next-gen Al but also expensive. Almost $70 per hour.
They also have a budget option for A100 that is super cheap like $20 for testing stuff
Also for networking and storage prices are super cheap like $0.015-$0.06 per GB/month and they have Zero Egress Migration program meaning moving data around is totally free no surprises. Extra IPs or fancy connections it is $4/month or $1,250+ for big links which you realistically don't need.
How to rent it without spending crazy money
1. Don’t click “pay per hour" shit. That is useless. On-demand for H100 pod (8 chips: $49.24/ hour around ~$6.15 per chip/hour. Too much if you're doing real client work or not a broke bitch testing toys
2. Pick one of these two
Plan A: Reserved Capacity
-Promise to use them for at least a few months (flexible terms).
-Price drops up to 60% like H100 pod $19.70/hour ($2.46 per chip/hour, half off).
You can still scale/cancel with notice after initial commit.
Plan B: Bigger Reserved Blocks
Buy a big bucket of hours in advance (like a gift card for compute).
Up to 60% off -H100 effective ~$1.85-$2.46 per chip/hour depending on block size.
Use anytime in the next year I grabbed a 500-hour block on H100s and it ran ~$1,200-$1,300 total way better than alternatives
3. Extra free money
When you sign up, message their sales team and say I’m new, can I get some free credits? And they generally give it to you.
Real example a qhat friend did last month:
Trained a super smart image generator (similar to Midjourney)
On CoreWeave with 60% reserved discount: ~$1,180 total.
Same job on Google Cloud Practitioner (A3 equivalent) would have been ~$5,400.
Same job on Amazon (p5) would have been $7,900.
If you ever want to play with really big AI stuff or your company does just go to coreweave.com make an account, and pick one of the cheap plans above.
That’s it. Everyone else is slower and more expensive in 2025.
Roadmap to follow to become AI-Powered developer
This is a small roadmap that I made from my own experiences and learning about this stuff. I'm not some tech guru or but I know what is not and is not in demand atleast from an US Tech perspective and this is what I'd recommend. This is a very intense 12-month plan. For someone starting...
looksmax.org
Now the biggest roadblock you'll run into is how to train massive machine learning models. Because they require a lot of compute power much much more than whatever your current PC has. If you aren't a kid/ learning and are doing serious work that you are getting paid for you absolutely need enterprise hardware
After burning thousands of dollars across AWS, GCP, Lambda. the best cloud provider for raw power is by far in my experience is
CoreWeave
The Essential Cloud for AI | CoreWeave
CoreWeave is the force multiplier that empowers pioneers with momentum, magnitude, and mastery—enabling them to innovate with confidence. Explore the #1 AI Cloud.
www.coreweave.com
They have the newest fastest chips from Nvidia H100, H200, and apparently the brand new Blackwell ones that just came out.
CoreWeave Becomes the First AI Cloud Provider to Offer NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU at Scale
CoreWeave becomes the first AI cloud provider to offer NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs at scale, delivering breakthrough performance for LLMs and generative
www.coreweave.com
They charge per hour for the whole pod (a group of chips). It's on-demand pay as you go but you can save big with commitments. No hidden fees for data moving in/out like some other retarded services.
GPUs offered
H100- Kind for most jobs.
In the pod you get 8 chips, 80GB memory each, tons of storage. Around $49.24 per hour.
H200- An upgrade over H100 with 141GB memory. Good for handling huge files/videos.
B200- The newest and most powerful pod on offer. ~2x faster than H100 for next-gen Al but also expensive. Almost $70 per hour.
They also have a budget option for A100 that is super cheap like $20 for testing stuff
Also for networking and storage prices are super cheap like $0.015-$0.06 per GB/month and they have Zero Egress Migration program meaning moving data around is totally free no surprises. Extra IPs or fancy connections it is $4/month or $1,250+ for big links which you realistically don't need.
How to rent it without spending crazy money
1. Don’t click “pay per hour" shit. That is useless. On-demand for H100 pod (8 chips: $49.24/ hour around ~$6.15 per chip/hour. Too much if you're doing real client work or not a broke bitch testing toys
2. Pick one of these two
Plan A: Reserved Capacity
-Promise to use them for at least a few months (flexible terms).
-Price drops up to 60% like H100 pod $19.70/hour ($2.46 per chip/hour, half off).
You can still scale/cancel with notice after initial commit.
Plan B: Bigger Reserved Blocks
Buy a big bucket of hours in advance (like a gift card for compute).
Up to 60% off -H100 effective ~$1.85-$2.46 per chip/hour depending on block size.
Use anytime in the next year I grabbed a 500-hour block on H100s and it ran ~$1,200-$1,300 total way better than alternatives
3. Extra free money
When you sign up, message their sales team and say I’m new, can I get some free credits? And they generally give it to you.
Real example a qhat friend did last month:
Trained a super smart image generator (similar to Midjourney)
On CoreWeave with 60% reserved discount: ~$1,180 total.
Same job on Google Cloud Practitioner (A3 equivalent) would have been ~$5,400.
Same job on Amazon (p5) would have been $7,900.
If you ever want to play with really big AI stuff or your company does just go to coreweave.com make an account, and pick one of the cheap plans above.
That’s it. Everyone else is slower and more expensive in 2025.
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