Deployment
Spot Instances
Quick Answer
Discounted cloud compute instances that can be terminated, useful for cost-sensitive inference.
Spot instances are discounted cloud resources. Spot instances can be reclaimed. Spot instances are cheap (70%+ discount). Spot instances suit fault-tolerant applications. Spot instances require failover. Spot instances reduce costs significantly. Spot instances are practical for batch. Spot instances are useful for cost-sensitive inference.
Last verified: 2026-04-08