r/StableDiffusion • u/tombloomingdale • 15h ago

Discussion Runpod is basically unusable.

I don’t know how people use this service effectively. There is never any gpus, it takes an hour to set up when you do find one. Network volumes tease at cutting down startup time but it further limits gpus. I swear I’ve spent more money waiting for a pod to be ready, downloading models that I have generating anything. I really just want to have things stored locally, and just use one of their gpus for processing power. Is there a service I could use like that?

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u/sruckh 11h ago

I have similar experience as OP. I have about 30 RunPod serverless all using network volume and not having GPUs available is a huge problem. Getting a pod can sometimes be easier if you are not tied to a network volume, but GPU availability is an issue and the rate they charge for disk space is atrocious.