What Is a Neocloud?#

A "neocloud" is a GPU-first cloud provider built specifically for AI training and inference workloads — typically offering large InfiniBand-networked H100/H200/B200/GB200 NVL72 or MI300X clusters with Slurm and Kubernetes support, rather than the broad general-purpose service catalog of a hyperscaler. SemiAnalysis tracks 85+ neoclouds in ClusterMAX 2.1.

Start here:

• ClusterMAX Overview — what the rating system measures and why neoclouds need their own framework.
• ClusterMAX 2.1 — Tier Rankings — current neocloud tier list.
• All 85+ Neocloud Reviews — individual evaluations of every tracked provider.
• Customer Expectations — baseline features every serious neocloud should ship (health checks, monitoring, Slurm/K8s, standalone tooling).
• Customer Quotes — what AI labs, infra engineers, and investors actually say about working with neoclouds.

Published by SemiAnalysis.