# GMI Cloud > A GPU cloud that owns its hardware, with APAC data residency and 100+ models. Canonical: https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/gmi-cloud · By The Subconscious Team · Updated September 30, 2026 - Founded: 2023 - Example models: GLM-4.7-Flash, Google Veo - Website: https://www.gmicloud.ai ## Overview GMI Cloud is a vertically integrated GPU cloud and inference platform that owns its NVIDIA hardware. It runs Tier-4 data centers in Silicon Valley, Colorado, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia, and as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner it gets priority access to H100, H200 and B200 supply. The company pivoted from crypto mining into AI, which gave it experience standing up high-density power and cooling fast. An $82M Series A came from Headline, Wistron and Thai energy group Banpu. The Inference Engine exposes 100+ models through an OpenAI-compatible API, spanning 45+ LLMs, 50+ video models, 25+ image models and 15+ audio models from providers like Google Veo, Kling, MiniMax and ElevenLabs. An in-house Cluster Engine runs near bare metal, which GMI says recovers the 10 to 15% overhead of standard cloud virtualization. Customers can start on shared endpoints, move to elastic autoscaling, then lock in reserved H100 or H200 capacity on the same API. Entry pricing is low, with GLM-4.7-Flash listed at $0.07 in and $0.40 out. ## Upsides - APAC data residency through in-country facilities in Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. - One API for text, image, video and audio models. - Owned hardware and near bare metal performance. ## Core use cases - Asia-Pacific companies that need inference kept in-region. - Multimodal apps that want LLMs and video generation on one bill. ## Downsides - Much less developer mindshare and third-party benchmarking than US peers, so claims need your own testing. - LLM catalog is smaller and less current than Together, Fireworks or DeepInfra. ## At a glance | Attribute | Value | |---|---| | Model access | Open and third-party models | | Flagship models | GLM-4.7-Flash, Google Veo | | Speed | Near bare-metal performance | | Price | $0.07 in, $0.40 out (GLM-4.7-Flash) | | Customization | - | | Deployment | Shared, autoscaling, reserved GPUs | | Long context | Varies by model | ## FAQ ### What is GMI Cloud? GMI Cloud is a vertically integrated GPU cloud and inference platform that owns its NVIDIA hardware. It runs Tier-4 data centers in Silicon Valley, Colorado, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia, and as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner it gets priority access to H100, H200 and B200 supply. The company pivoted from crypto mining into AI, which gave it experience standing up high-density power and cooling fast. An $82M Series A came from Headline, Wistron and Thai energy group Banpu. ### What is GMI Cloud best for? Asia-Pacific companies that need inference kept in-region; Multimodal apps that want LLMs and video generation on one bill. ### How much does GMI Cloud cost? GMI Cloud pricing at a glance: $0.07 in, $0.40 out (GLM-4.7-Flash). Rates change often, so check GMI Cloud's pricing page before committing. ### How much context does GMI Cloud support? GMI Cloud's long-context support: Varies by model. ### What are the downsides of GMI Cloud? Much less developer mindshare and third-party benchmarking than US peers, so claims need your own testing; LLM catalog is smaller and less current than Together, Fireworks or DeepInfra. ### What are the best alternatives to GMI Cloud? Common alternatives include Subconscious, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock. Each has a head-to-head comparison with GMI Cloud on this site. ## Comparisons - [Subconscious vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [OpenAI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/openai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Anthropic vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/anthropic-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Google Vertex AI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/google-vertex-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Amazon Bedrock vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/aws-bedrock-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Together AI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/together-ai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Fireworks AI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/fireworks-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Baseten vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/baseten-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Groq vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/groq-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Cerebras vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/cerebras-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [DeepInfra vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/deepinfra-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Modal vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/modal-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [xAI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/xai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [DeepSeek vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/deepseek-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Moonshot AI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/moonshot-ai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Z.ai vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/z-ai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Alibaba Cloud vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/alibaba-cloud-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Meta vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/meta-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [SambaNova vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/sambanova-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Nebius vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/nebius-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [fal vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/fal-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Novita AI vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/novita-ai-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Parasail vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/parasail-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [Inference.net vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/inference-net-vs-gmi-cloud.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Sail Research](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-sail-research.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Morph](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-morph.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Relace](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-relace.md) - [GMI Cloud vs TypeSafe AI](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-typesafe-ai.md) - [GMI Cloud vs StepFun](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-stepfun.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Runware](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-runware.md) - [GMI Cloud vs StreamLake](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-streamlake.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Wafer](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-wafer.md) - [GMI Cloud vs RunInfra](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-runinfra.md) - [GMI Cloud vs Particle.AI](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/gmi-cloud-vs-particle-ai.md) ## Sources - [GMI Cloud about](https://www.gmicloud.ai/en/company/about) - [GMI Inference Engine](https://www.gmicloud.ai/en/blog/launch-ai-inference-endpoints-without-managing-gpus) - [GMI on production inference](https://www.gmicloud.ai/en/blog/best-cloud-platform-for-ai-model-inference-in-production) Pricing and model lineups change often; figures are a snapshot.