GIS v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

One JSON.
Any GPU.

The open specification for describing GPU cloud offerings. Vendor-neutral. Machine-readable. The standard layer underneath every comparison tool, marketplace, and AI agent.

JSON Schema CC BY 4.0 Vendor Neutral Machine Readable

Think OpenAPI for GPU cloud. One JSON document = one GPU instance, fully described.

lambda-h100.gis.json
1{
2  "$schema": "https://computespec.dev/gpu/v1/schema.json",
3  "provider": "lambda-labs",
4  "instance": "gpu_1x_h100_sxm5",
5  "gpu": {
6    "model": "nvidia-h100",
7    "variant": "sxm5",
8    "count": 1,
9    "vram_gb": 80,
10    "tflops_fp16": 989.5,
11    "memory_bandwidth_tbps": 3.35,
12    "interconnect": "nvlink",
13    "architecture": "hopper"
14  },
15  "compute": {
16    "vcpus": 26,
17    "ram_gb": 200,
18    "storage_gb": 512,
19    "storage_type": "nvme-ssd",
20    "network_gbps": 25
21  },
22  "pricing": {
23    "currency": "USD",
24    "billing_unit": "per-hour",
25    "billing_granularity": "per-second",
26    "on_demand": 2.49,
27    "spot": null,
28    "reserved_1yr": null,
29    "reserved_3yr": null
30  },
31  "availability": {
32    "regions": [
33      "us-west-1",
34      "us-east-1"
35    ],
36    "type": "on-demand",
37    "sla_uptime": 0.999
38  },
39  "normalized": {
40    "cost_per_gpu_hour": 2.49,
41    "cost_per_tflop_hour": 0.00252,
42    "vram_per_dollar": 32.13
43  },
44  "meta": {
45    "last_updated": "2026-02-08T00:00:00Z",
46    "source_url": "https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud",
47    "verified": true,
48    "spec_version": "1.0.0"
49  }
50}
2.49
$/GPU/hr
0.00252
$/TFLOP/hr
32.13 GB
VRAM/$

The problem

$50B+ market. 50+ providers.
Zero common format.

Every comparison tool, procurement system, and AI agent independently scrapes, normalizes, and structures the same data — producing incompatible representations that cannot be composed, validated, or versioned. N providers × M consumers × 0 standards.

Different names

AWS says p5.48xlarge. Lambda says gpu_1x_h100_sxm5. RunPod says a100-80gb-sxm. Same hardware, no shared vocabulary.

Different pricing

Per-hour, per-second, per-minute. On-demand, spot, reserved. With storage, without. Apples-to-oranges by default.

Different specs

Some list TFLOPS. Some don't. Some show bandwidth. Some hide it. Every comparison site re-invents normalization.

The spec

Six sections. Every field earns its place.

Minimal, flat, nullable, extensible. Only fields that 80%+ of providers can populate.

gpu

model · variant · count · vram_gb · tflops_fp16 · memory_bandwidth · interconnect · architecture

compute

vcpus · ram_gb · storage_gb · storage_type · network_gbps

pricing

currency · billing_unit · granularity · on_demand · spot · reserved_1yr · reserved_3yr

availability

regions · type · sla_uptime

normalized

cost_per_gpu_hour · cost_per_tflop_hour · vram_per_dollar

meta

last_updated · source_url · verified · spec_version

Required: gpu, compute, pricing, meta|Optional: availability, normalized|Extra fields: preserved, never rejected

Live data

This is what GIS makes possible.

Same format, every provider. Sort by any metric. No spreadsheet required.

ProviderInstanceGPUVRAMFP16 TFLOPSOn-Demand$/GPU/hr$/TFLOP/hrVRAM/$
Vast.aiA100 80GBA10080 GB312$1.10/hr$1.10$0.0035372.7 GB
RunPodA100 80GB SXMA10080 GB312$1.64/hr$1.64$0.0052648.8 GB
CoreWeaveH100 SXMH10080 GB989.5$2.23/hr$2.23$0.0022535.9 GB
Lambda Labs1×H100 SXM5H10080 GB989.5$2.49/hr$2.49$0.0025232.1 GB
AWSp5.48xlargeH10080 GB989.5$98.32/hr$12.29$0.012426.5 GB
All data in GIS format · Click headers to sort= lowest $/GPU/hr

Prices as of Feb 2026. Full dataset coming soon at computespec.dev/gpu/explore

Why a specification

The layer underneath.

We don't compete with comparison sites, marketplaces, or price indices. We define the format they could all adopt.

Every competitor builds a product on top of unstructured data. None builds the format the data should be in. That's GIS.

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Ornn$5.7M
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ShadeformYC S23
GPU marketplace
Intelligence, not transactions
getdeployingBootstrap
1,494 prices, 51 providers
Spec + interactive tools
Spare CoresEU Grant
Open-source compute inventory
A spec standard, not a product

Think OpenAPI for GPU cloud. The spec is free. The data catalog, historical trends, and API are where the value compounds. If a competitor adopts GIS format — we won.

Roadmap

GPU is just the start.

GISLIVE

GPU Instance Specification

v1.0 · CC BY 4.0

CIS

CPU Instance Specification

Trigger: 500+ GIS stars

TIS

TPU/ASIC Specification

Trigger: Community demand

SPS

Spot Pricing Specification

Trigger: Data shows need

SLA-S

SLA Definition Specification

Trigger: Enterprise interest

The model

Open spec. Proprietary data.

Free forever
  • ·GIS Specification (CC BY 4.0)
  • ·JSON Schema + validators
  • ·Example GIS documents
  • ·Browse current GPU prices
  • ·Basic comparison tool
Pro · API · Certification
  • Pro $19/moHistorical trends, alerts, exports, ad-free
  • API $29/moREST API, GIS-formatted responses, bulk queries
  • CertificationProviders submit GIS data, get verified badge

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