SemiAnalysis
ClusterMAX 2.0 — Underperforming

Akash Network

Can rise to Bronze or Silver quickly if critical issues are fixed (security attestation, modern GPUs, etc.).

ByJordan NanosDaniel NishballDylan Patel
Published

Akash Network Quick Stats

ClusterMAX Tier
Underperforming (1 / 5)
Source Rating Cycle
ClusterMAX 2.0
GPUs Offered
H200, H100
Slurm Support
Not flagged
Kubernetes Support
Not flagged
SOC 2 Mentioned
Not flagged
NCCL Benchmarks
Not in review
Last Updated
Nov 06, 2025

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Akash is a decentralized marketplace with a supposed 64 active providers on “Mainnet”. When we logged it in it seemed like there were many different consumer-grade GPUs available. We decided to give it a go an request 1x H200.

Requesting a 1x H200 deployment

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to access any H100 or H200 on the platform. Interestingly, there is an option to request AMD MI100 GPUs, but when we tried to request them or different NVIDIA consumer GPUs (3080, 4090) we couldn’t get anything more than an apologetic loading screen:

Waiting for bids… L

After a few hours waiting for a bid for a 4090, and none being found, we moved on. Overall our experience with Akash lends us to thinking that it is basically not ready for any workloads.

Akash Network GPU Cloud FAQ

What tier is Akash Network in ClusterMAX?

Akash Network is rated Underperforming tier in the ClusterMAX 2.0 GPU cloud rating system by SemiAnalysis (with the ClusterMAX 2.1 Update applied April 2026). Underperforming is flagged by ClusterMAX as underperforming — capable of reaching Bronze or Silver if critical gaps are fixed. Can rise to Bronze or Silver quickly if critical issues are fixed (security attestation, modern GPUs, etc.).

Is Akash Network SOC 2 Type II certified?

Akash Network's ClusterMAX review does not flag a SOC 2 Type II attestation as confirmed. SemiAnalysis treats SOC 2 Type II as a baseline expectation for any GPU cloud serving enterprise or regulated AI workloads — see the ClusterMAX criteria page for the full security baseline.

Does Akash Network support Slurm?

Akash Network's ClusterMAX review does not call out a first-party managed Slurm offering. Customers wanting Slurm-on-Kubernetes (SUNK, Soperator, Slinky) should compare Akash Network against providers that explicitly list managed Slurm in their offering — see the ClusterMAX /slurm expectations page for the full bar.

Does Akash Network support Kubernetes?

Akash Network's ClusterMAX review does not document a first-party managed Kubernetes service. See the ClusterMAX /k8s expectations page for the managed-Kubernetes bar SemiAnalysis tests against when evaluating GPU cloud providers.

What GPUs does Akash Network offer?

Based on the SemiAnalysis hands-on review, Akash Network offers (or has been publicly tied to) the following NVIDIA / AMD GPU SKUs: H200, H100. Specific inventory, region availability, and on-demand vs reserved access are detailed in the Akash Network ClusterMAX review.

What is the NCCL all-reduce performance on Akash Network?

Akash Network's ClusterMAX review does not yet publish hands-on NCCL all-reduce results. NCCL all-reduce bandwidth is the standard SemiAnalysis benchmark for InfiniBand / RoCE health on GPU clusters — see the ClusterMAX /health-checks page for the full benchmark methodology.

How does Akash Network compare to CoreWeave?

CoreWeave is the only ClusterMAX Platinum provider, while Akash Network is rated Underperforming. The Akash Network review documents the specific gaps versus CoreWeave across the 10 ClusterMAX criteria (Security, Lifecycle, Orchestration, Storage, Networking, Reliability, Monitoring, Pricing, Partnerships, Availability). See the Akash Network review body and the ClusterMAX /criteria page for the full comparison framework.

Is Akash Network recommended for LLM training?

Akash Network's current ClusterMAX rating (Underperforming) means SemiAnalysis does not directly recommend Akash Network for production LLM training without first addressing the specific gaps called out in the review. See the Akash Network review for the gating issues and see the ClusterMAX /cloudreview index for currently recommended alternatives in Platinum / Gold / Silver / Bronze.

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