# PaleBlueDot (Underperforming) — ClusterMAX GPU Cloud Review

> PaleBlueDot earns a ClusterMAX 2.0 Underperforming rating from SemiAnalysis. PaleBlueDot is one of the many marketplaces covered in the underperforming tier that is missing a basic security attestation. We had a good experience testing some of the five different clouds that are aggregated on the…

- **Provider**: PaleBlueDot
- **ClusterMAX Tier**: Underperforming
- **Tier definition**: Can rise to Bronze or Silver quickly if critical issues are fixed (security attestation, modern GPUs, etc.).
- **Authors**: Jordan Nanos, Daniel Nishball, Dylan Patel (SemiAnalysis)
- **Published**: 2025-11-06 (Nov 06, 2025)
- **Last updated**: 2025-11-06 (Nov 06, 2025)
- **Source**: ClusterMAX 2.0
- **Canonical URL**: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/palebluedot
- **Source article**: https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/clustermax-20-the-industry-standard
- **Topics**: PaleBlueDot review, PaleBlueDot GPU cloud, PaleBlueDot ClusterMAX rating, PaleBlueDot Underperforming, Underperforming tier GPU cloud, GPU cloud review, neocloud review, Kubernetes, Slurm, ClusterMAX 2.0, SemiAnalysis

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PaleBlueDot is one of the many marketplaces covered in the underperforming tier that is missing a basic security attestation. We had a good experience testing some of the five different clouds that are aggregated on the PaleBlueDot marketplace. It was easy to spin up and connect to virtual machines, and we were only charged by the minute. We encourage PaleBlueDot to consider onboarding more providers in order to increase GPU availability and provide a true cluster experience via slurm or kubernetes orchestration and shared storage.

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Other Underperforming tier providers:
- IREN/Iris Energy: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/irenirisenergy
- Hydra Host: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/hydrahost
- FarmGPU: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/farmgpu
- Whitefiber: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/whitefiber
- DeepInfra: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/deepinfra
- Dstack Sky: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/dstacksky
- Hyperbolic: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/hyperbolic
- Aethir: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/aethir
- Akash Network: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/akashnetwork
- Salad Cloud: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/saladcloud
- Clore: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/clore
- Mithril/ML Foundry: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/mithrilmlfoundry
- GPU.net: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/gpunet
- Massed Compute: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/massedcompute
- Exabits: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/exabits
- Sesterce: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/sesterce
- E2E Networks: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/e2enetworks
- OVHcloud: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/ovhcloud
- Dihuni: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/dihuni
- Akamai/Linode: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/akamailinode
- HETZNER: https://www.clustermax.ai/cloudreview/hetzner

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