info_tfgrid/collections/tfgrid4/slices/aislice.md
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AI Slice

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  • An AI box is a unit of AI capacity (GPU or in the future TPU).
  • The mininal GPU supported for now is a Nvidia 4090 or comparable
  • An AI box can be launched in our Zero-OS and can enable any possible AI workload.

AI Hour (AH)

  • AI hour (AH) is like a kwatth unit for electricty: it represents a AI Slice being used for 1h and billed as such.
  • ThreeFold Farmers can price the AI Hour in a chosen currency.

AI Slice Properties

The service provider (hoster) defines the following properties per AI Slice:

  • Type of GPU
  • Price per hour
  • Maximum Discount (based on participation in Liquidity Pool and/or longer renting periods)
  • Max bandwidth
  • Min bandwidth (min 1 mbit/sec)
  • Cost per GB bandwidth if any
  • Max aggregation size (how many of the AI Slices can be combined in one node if relevant)
  • Link to support site if any (find info about hoster and service capabilities)
  • If linked to Hosting Pool (company giving support on the machines)
  • Location & type of location