https://openrelay.inc/blog Deep dives into distributed GPU architecture, engineering decisions, and the technology powering OpenRelay's fault-tolerant inference platform. en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:25:26 GMT https://openrelay.inc/blog/ai-best-practices https://openrelay.inc/blog/ai-best-practices Two changes that cut most LLM pipeline bills 3-10x: right-size the model so a 20B screens the easy majority, and cache the shared prefix so repeated system prompts bill at one tenth the rate. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Best Practices https://openrelay.inc/blog/openrelay-backed-by-y-combinator https://openrelay.inc/blog/openrelay-backed-by-y-combinator We're building the CDN of inference: a distributed GPU network that makes fast, affordable, fault-tolerant AI compute available to everyone. Here's why, and what comes next. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Company https://openrelay.inc/blog/vercel-build-savings https://openrelay.inc/blog/vercel-build-savings Replacing Vercel's build infrastructure with OpenRelay self-hosted GitHub runners saved $4,000/month in build minutes: with faster builds and zero config overhead. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Case Study https://openrelay.inc/blog/next-gen-gpus-explained https://openrelay.inc/blog/next-gen-gpus-explained A complete guide to NVIDIA H200, GB200 NVL72, B200, and AMD MI300X GPUs. Specs, pricing, availability, and when each GPU makes sense for your AI workloads. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hardware Guide https://openrelay.inc/blog/environmental-case-for-distributed-gpu https://openrelay.inc/blog/environmental-case-for-distributed-gpu Why reusing existing consumer GPUs for AI inference is greener than building new data centers. The environmental argument for distributed networks. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Industry https://openrelay.inc/blog/kimi-k2-5 https://openrelay.inc/blog/kimi-k2-5 Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 is a 1T parameter open-source model outperforming closed-source giants on key benchmarks. Everything you need to deploy it on your own GPUs. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Model Guide https://openrelay.inc/blog/best-gpu-cloud-for-llm-inference https://openrelay.inc/blog/best-gpu-cloud-for-llm-inference Compare the top GPU cloud providers for LLM inference. Side-by-side analysis of OpenRelay, RunPod, Vast.ai, Lambda, AWS, and GCP for models from 7B to 70B parameters. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide https://openrelay.inc/blog/how-to-reduce-inference-costs https://openrelay.inc/blog/how-to-reduce-inference-costs Practical strategies to cut your GPU inference bill: from right-sizing GPUs and quantization to distributed inference on consumer hardware. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engineering https://openrelay.inc/blog/distributed-gpu-inference-explained https://openrelay.inc/blog/distributed-gpu-inference-explained How distributed GPU inference works, why overlay networks enable automatic failover, and how OpenRelay built a fault-tolerant inference platform on consumer hardware. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Architecture https://openrelay.inc/blog/runpod-vs-lambda-vs-vectorlay https://openrelay.inc/blog/runpod-vs-lambda-vs-vectorlay Head-to-head comparison of three popular GPU cloud providers for AI inference workloads. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison https://openrelay.inc/blog/gpu-layers-explained https://openrelay.inc/blog/gpu-layers-explained Understanding GPU layers and how to optimize model loading for inference performance. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engineering https://openrelay.inc/blog/stable-diffusion-at-scale https://openrelay.inc/blog/stable-diffusion-at-scale How to deploy and scale Stable Diffusion for production image generation workloads. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide https://openrelay.inc/blog/real-time-ai-inference https://openrelay.inc/blog/real-time-ai-inference Building low-latency AI inference pipelines for real-time applications. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Architecture https://openrelay.inc/blog/llm-inference-at-scale https://openrelay.inc/blog/llm-inference-at-scale Practical lessons from scaling LLM inference to thousands of concurrent users. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engineering https://openrelay.inc/blog/github-actions-runners https://openrelay.inc/blog/github-actions-runners How to set up self-hosted GitHub Actions runners with GPU access for CI/CD pipelines. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Guide https://openrelay.inc/blog/deploy-your-first-model https://openrelay.inc/blog/deploy-your-first-model Step-by-step guide to deploying your first AI model on OpenRelay's GPU inference platform. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorial https://openrelay.inc/blog/how-vectorlay-works https://openrelay.inc/blog/how-vectorlay-works An overview of OpenRelay's architecture: a distributed GPU overlay network that automatically routes around failures. Part one of a three-part series. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Architecture · Part 1 https://openrelay.inc/blog/container-deployment-architecture https://openrelay.inc/blog/container-deployment-architecture OpenRelay deliberately chose a simple 'one container per cluster' model over complex multi-container orchestration. That's a feature, not a limitation. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Engineering https://openrelay.inc/blog/the-agent https://openrelay.inc/blog/the-agent How the agent runs on GPU nodes, manages dependencies, reports health, and executes container deployments with VM-level isolation. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Architecture · Part 2 https://openrelay.inc/blog/fault-tolerance https://openrelay.inc/blog/fault-tolerance How OpenRelay detects failures, routes around unhealthy nodes, and automatically recovers workloads without manual intervention. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Architecture · Part 3 https://openrelay.inc/blog/make-money-from-your-gpu https://openrelay.inc/blog/make-money-from-your-gpu Turn your idle RTX 4090 or 3090 into a passive income stream. Rent out your GPU for AI inference and earn while you sleep. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT For GPU Owners https://openrelay.inc/blog/gpu-cloud-pricing-comparison https://openrelay.inc/blog/gpu-cloud-pricing-comparison Side-by-side comparison of GPU cloud pricing for ML inference. See how OpenRelay saves you 50-80% compared to AWS, Google Cloud, and other providers. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Pricing Guide