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What National Compute’s research preview offers
The restricted research preview describes access to eight-GPU nodes with $100 in starter credits. Its queue, billing rules and data-sharing terms show what that access means in practice.
- AI’s role
- Marshall is the infrastructure agent used to request a whole GPU node in the restricted Public Research preview.
- Documented result
- For a researcher trying to get an experiment off the ground, National Compute’s most useful launch detail is a small, concrete offer: eligible institutional users can receive $100 in starter credits and request a whole eight-GPU node. The current documentation describes a restricted research preview, with access and hardware availability that can vary. It gives researchers enough detail to work out whether a first experiment fits, before treating a national compute grid as an established resource.
- Important limitation
- According to the sign-in documentation, new users with eligible .edu, .mil or .gov addresses confirm their email to create an account and a public-research organization with $100 in credits. Other users need admission to an existing organization, an invitation or a place in the waitlist rollout. Sign-ups can pause, including for institutional addresses, so domain eligibility does not guarantee immediate access.