Lightning AI

Lightning AI Studios provide a full cloud IDE with 35 hours of T4 GPU per month, a 24/7 CPU workspace, and 100GB persistent storage. Built by the PyTorch Lightning team, it offers a more complete development environment than notebooks alone. Ideal for developers who want a persistent cloud workspace with GPU access.

AI ToolFree Tier: ~35 hrs/month T4; 100GB storageCompany: Lightning AICategory: InfrastructureQuick Start: Sign up at lightning.ai → Launch a new Studio (CPU runs 24/7 for free) → Switch to GPU when you need T4 compute for training or inference

Lightning AI

~35 hrs/month T4 + 24/7 CPU studio + 100GB storage

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Lightning AI Studios provide a full cloud IDE with 35 hours of T4 GPU per month, a 24/7 CPU workspace, and 100GB persistent storage. Built by the PyTorch Lightning team, it offers a more complete development environment than notebooks alone. Ideal for developers who want a persistent cloud workspace with GPU access.

FREE TIER
~35 hrs/month T4; 100GB storage
COMPANY
Lightning AI
CATEGORY
InfrastructureFree Compute & GPUs
PRIVACY
PyTorch Lightning team
TAGS
gpustudio

QUICK START

Sign up at lightning.ai → Launch a new Studio (CPU runs 24/7 for free) → Switch to GPU when you need T4 compute for training or inference

BEST FOR

  • Developers needing a persistent cloud IDE with free T4 GPU for ML projects.
  • PyTorch users seeking a robust, free cloud development environment and storage.
  • Those who prefer a full IDE over notebooks for their machine learning workflow.

NOT FOR

  • Users who only need simple, ephemeral Jupyter notebooks for quick tests.
  • Teams requiring advanced collaboration or extensive enterprise-level features.

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