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DigitalOcean Gradient AI pricing

DigitalOcean is a cloud platform offering inference, agent runtimes, GPUs and general cloud infrastructure.

AI API platformsPriced per minuteSelf-serve + sales
Visit DigitalOcean Gradient AIPrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does DigitalOcean Gradient AI cost?

Usage price from $0.05/minute
Free plan
Not stated
Free trial
$5 free credit valid for 90 days (example given)
Usage price
$0.05/minute
Enterprise
Contact sales
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In your favor

  • Free trial. $5 free credit valid for 90 days (example given)

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Get started, Sign up, Contact Sales
Sign up
self-serve signup
"Sign up"
Setup
Not stated
When sales steps in
Wire transfer, purchase orders, ACH and prepayment via sales
"For additional payment options, including wire transfer, purchase orders, and ACH, [please contact us](/company/contact/sales?referrer=pricing)."
Support
Free email support on basic plan
"get free email support"

What DigitalOcean Gradient AI does

DigitalOcean's Inference Engine gives access to 75+ models on one endpoint with serverless, dedicated and batch inference, billed per token. It also sells Managed Agents, GPU Droplets, databases, storage and networking.

Good for
Developers and teams who want AI inference plus general cloud infrastructure on one platform and bill.
Channels
API, CLI, Web console
Main product
Inference Engine
Also includes
Serverless Inference, Dedicated Inference, Batch Inference, Inference Router, 75+ models or bring your own model, Managed Agents (Harness Runtime, Action Gateway)
Connects to
Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP, OpenTelemetry, vLLM, SGLang
Public API
Yes
MCP server
Not stated
  • Pay-per-token pricingPay only for what you use
  • Multiple models availableOver 75 models, open-weighted, frontier, and decision, on one endpoint.
  • Fine-tuning supportNot stated
  • Streaming responsesNot stated
  • Tool and function callingNot stated
  • SOC 2 complianceNot stated
  • No training on your dataNot stated
  • Discounted batch processingRun serverless, dedicated, or batch inference

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Security and your data

QuestionTheir answerWhere it says so
Trains AI on your data?Not stated
HIPAA (signs a BAA)Not stated
SOC 2Not stated
GDPRNot stated
CCPANot stated
PCINot stated
ISO 27001Not stated
Single sign-onNot stated
Trust centerNot stated

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyIncludedOver the allowanceWhere it says so
Inference/M tokens $0.05per minute – – – "$0.05/M tokens"
Action Gateway/1,000 calls $0.10per minute – – – "$0.10/1,000 calls\*"
Harness Runtime/hr $0.05per minute – – – "$0.0535/hr"
GPU Droplets/GPU/hour $1.91per minute – – – "$1.91/GPU/hour\*"

Fine print

Billing increment
Not stated
Billed beyond usage
Not stated
Contract
Not stated
Refunds
no refunds
"We do not offer refunds. If there are extenuating circumstances, contact support."
Auto renew
Not stated
Price change notice
Not stated

"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.

About the company

Legal name
DigitalOcean, LLC
Online since
Apr 12, 2000
Domain registration date
Funding
IPO
"IPO, Nimbella, MongoDB"
Customers
"Workato runs 1T+ automation tasks on the Inference Engine"
their claim

DigitalOcean Gradient AI alternatives

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Questions

Is DigitalOcean Gradient AI free?

There's no free plan. Free trial: $5 free credit valid for 90 days (example given).