Rates
The Resnick High Performance Computing Center uses a tiered pricing model that resets every fiscal year. Total rates are broken into compute core hours and additional storage costs.
Cost Calculator
The Cost Calculator walks this rate model interactively — plug in your projected CPU / GPU hours and storage, then tweak the tiers in Pricing settings to model what-ifs.
Compute Pricing
The fee per compute unit drops as your aggregate spend rises within the fiscal year:
Aggregate Spend |
Fee per Compute Unit |
|---|---|
≤ $6,400 |
$0.012 |
$6,401 – $24,000 |
$0.007 |
> $24,000 |
$0.006 |
Note
The tiered structure rewards higher usage with lower per-unit costs. Tiers reset every fiscal year.
Compute Unit Definitions
Resource |
Compute Units |
|---|---|
1 CPU core-hour |
1 unit |
1 P100 hour |
10 units |
1 V100 hour |
10 units |
1 L40S hour |
61 units |
1 H100 hour |
120 units |
1 H200 hour |
156 units |
Storage Pricing
Allocation |
Cost |
|---|---|
First 20 TB on |
Free |
Additional storage |
$8.00/TB/month |
Questions
Contact help-hpc@caltech.edu for billing inquiries or to discuss your computing needs.