Skip to main content
Reserved gives you the same GPU capacity as On-Demand at a lower rate in exchange for a fixed-term commitment. It runs on the same platform and hardware. You can reserve capacity directly in the app or work with our sales team on larger commitments.

​
On-Demand vs. Reserved

Both use Hyperbolic’s platform capacity through the same application. The only real difference is how you pay for it: Same GPUs, networking, and setup. Reserved locks in the capacity at a lower price.

​
When to use Reserved

  • You have predictable, sustained GPU usage
  • You want a lower rate than on-demand in exchange for committing to a term
  • You want capacity secured for the duration of your reservation

​
How it works

Choose a fixed term when you create your instance and pay up front. Reserved instances run for the full reservation period and cannot be terminated early by you.

​
Extending a reservation

You can extend a running reservation before the term ends. Open the instance’s details page and click Extend Reservation on the Billing card, or select it from the Actions menu. During the last 3 days of the reservation, Extend Reservation also appears in the page header. Choose a term, and the extension is added on top of your current end date. Extensions are prepaid at today’s rate, with the same term discounts available at reservation time. Only one extension can be pending at a time; once the extended term begins, you can extend again. The instance keeps its IP, data, and configuration.

​
What happens at the end of the term

What happens is controlled by Reservation Protection, a setting on each reserved instance. It is on by default when you launch a reserved instance, unless you turn it off.
  • Reservation Protection on: the instance keeps running after the reservation ends and is billed hourly at the current on-demand rate until you terminate it. Billing switches to on-demand when the reservation ends. The details page then reads Converted to on-demand. You can’t terminate the instance for a few minutes after the reservation ends, while Hyperbolic finishes the conversion.
  • Reservation Protection off: the instance is terminated at the end of the reservation. The details page reads Reservation ended · terminating. On-machine data is not recoverable, so save anything you need to persistent storage or an external service before the end date.
Before the end date, the instance’s details page shows a countdown, such as Ends in 3 d 2 h, then converts to on-demand. The countdown is red when Reservation Protection is off. Hover over it to see which setting applies. You can set Reservation Protection when you create the reservation, or toggle it at any time before the term ends from Instance Settings on the instance’s details page.
Both on-demand and reserved capacity are self-serve through the app. For large commitments, you can also work with our team directly — contact sales to discuss volume pricing and terms.
Need dedicated, single-tenant infrastructure custom-built for your team? That’s Private Cloud.