Founded
2019
Starting Price
$0.09
Category
Developer Tools
Last updated February 7, 2026
About Replicate
Replicate is a cloud platform that lets developers run open-source AI models via a simple API without managing infrastructure. Hosting over 50,000 models for tasks like image generation, language processing, and audio synthesis, it offers pay-per-use pricing with automatic scaling from zero to thousands of GPUs.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Extremely easy to get started — run models with a few lines of code, no ML expertise required
- Massive library of 50,000+ community and official models ready to use via API
- Pay-per-second billing means you only pay for actual compute, ideal for intermittent workloads
- Auto-scaling from zero eliminates infrastructure management and over-provisioning costs
- Clean, well-documented API with SDKs for Python and Node.js
Key Features
50,000+ Model Library
Access a vast collection of open-source AI models for image generation, text-to-speech, LLMs, object detection, and more
Simple REST API
Run any model with a few lines of code using a clean, well-documented API with Python, Node.js, and HTTP support
Auto-Scaling Infrastructure
Automatically scales from zero to thousands of GPUs based on demand with no infrastructure management needed
Custom Model Deployment
Deploy your own models using Cog, an open-source tool that packages ML models into production-ready containers
Fine-Tuning
Bring your own training data to create fine-tuned versions of popular models like FLUX and language models
Official Model Partnerships
Access curated official models hosted in collaboration with creators including OpenAI, Meta, and Stability AI
Pay-Per-Second Billing
Only pay for compute time while models are actively processing, with no charges for idle time on public models
Pricing
CPU (Small)
$0.09/hour
- Basic CPU compute
- Lightweight model inference
- Text processing tasks
Nvidia T4 GPU
$0.81/hour
Best For
AI-Powered App Development
Add image generation, text analysis, or speech synthesis to applications via simple API calls without ML infrastructure
Rapid Prototyping
Quickly test and compare different AI models for feasibility studies before committing to a production architecture
Image & Video Generation
Generate images with FLUX, Stable Diffusion, and other models at scale with per-image pricing
Custom Model Hosting
Deploy proprietary ML models to production with auto-scaling and pay-per-use pricing using Cog containers
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