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Lambda Labs GPU Cloud
Guide to running ML workloads on Lambda Labs GPU cloud with on-demand instances and 1-Click Clusters.When to use Lambda Labs
Use Lambda Labs when:- Need dedicated GPU instances with full SSH access
- Running long training jobs (hours to days)
- Want simple pricing with no egress fees
- Need persistent storage across sessions
- Require high-performance multi-node clusters (16-512 GPUs)
- Want pre-installed ML stack (Lambda Stack with PyTorch, CUDA, NCCL)
- GPU variety: B200, H100, GH200, A100, A10, A6000, V100
- Lambda Stack: Pre-installed PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, cuDNN, NCCL
- Persistent filesystems: Keep data across instance restarts
- 1-Click Clusters: 16-512 GPU Slurm clusters with InfiniBand
- Simple pricing: Pay-per-minute, no egress fees
- Global regions: 12+ regions worldwide
- Modal: For serverless, auto-scaling workloads
- SkyPilot: For multi-cloud orchestration and cost optimization
- RunPod: For cheaper spot instances and serverless endpoints
- Vast.ai: For GPU marketplace with lowest prices
Quick start
Account setup
- Create account at https://lambda.ai
- Add payment method
- Generate API key from dashboard
- Add SSH key (required before launching instances)
Launch via console
- Go to https://cloud.lambda.ai/instances
- Click “Launch instance”
- Select GPU type and region
- Choose SSH key
- Optionally attach filesystem
- Launch and wait 3-15 minutes
Connect via SSH
GPU instances
Available GPUs
Instance configurations
Launch times
- Single-GPU: 3-5 minutes
- Multi-GPU: 10-15 minutes
Lambda Stack
All instances come with Lambda Stack pre-installed:Verify installation
Python API
Installation
Authentication
List available instances
Launch instance
List running instances
Terminate instance
SSH key management
CLI with curl
List instance types
Launch instance
Terminate instance
Persistent storage
Filesystems
Filesystems persist data across instance restarts:Create filesystem
- Go to Storage in Lambda console
- Click “Create filesystem”
- Select region (must match instance region)
- Name and create
Attach to instance
Filesystems must be attached at instance launch time:- Via console: Select filesystem when launching
- Via API: Include
file_system_namesin launch request
Best practices
SSH configuration
Add SSH key
Multiple keys
Import from GitHub
SSH tunneling
JupyterLab
Launch from console
- Go to Instances page
- Click “Launch” in Cloud IDE column
- JupyterLab opens in browser
Manual access
Training workflows
Single-GPU training
Multi-GPU training (single node)
Checkpoint to filesystem
1-Click Clusters
Overview
High-performance Slurm clusters with:- 16-512 NVIDIA H100 or B200 GPUs
- NVIDIA Quantum-2 400 Gb/s InfiniBand
- GPUDirect RDMA at 3200 Gb/s
- Pre-installed distributed ML stack
Included software
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS + Lambda Stack
- NCCL, Open MPI
- PyTorch with DDP and FSDP
- TensorFlow
- OFED drivers
Storage
- 24 TB NVMe per compute node (ephemeral)
- Lambda filesystems for persistent data
Multi-node training
Networking
Bandwidth
- Inter-instance (same region): up to 200 Gbps
- Internet outbound: 20 Gbps max
Firewall
- Default: Only port 22 (SSH) open
- Configure additional ports in Lambda console
- ICMP traffic allowed by default
Private IPs
Common workflows
Workflow 1: Fine-tuning LLM
Workflow 2: Batch inference
Cost optimization
Choose right GPU
Reduce costs
- Use filesystems: Avoid re-downloading data
- Checkpoint frequently: Resume interrupted training
- Right-size: Don’t over-provision GPUs
- Terminate idle: No auto-stop, manually terminate
Monitor usage
- Dashboard shows real-time GPU utilization
- API for programmatic monitoring
Common issues
References
- Advanced Usage - Multi-node training, API automation
- Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
Resources
- Documentation: https://docs.lambda.ai
- Console: https://cloud.lambda.ai
- Pricing: https://lambda.ai/instances
- Support: https://support.lambdalabs.com
- Blog: https://lambda.ai/blog

