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Rented GPUs and Colab instead of buying a GPU PC

April 4, 2026r/learnmachinelearning

In r/learnmachinelearning, learners argue you can start ML on CPU and rent GPUs only when needed, using Colab credits or pay as you go services to avoid driver hassles and big upfront hardware costs.

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You don't actually need to own or even rent a gpu to get started learning about machine learning.
I’ve been learning and experimenting with ML mostly using rented GPUs (pay‑as‑you‑go, GPUhub in my case)
I ended up buying a $500 Mac mini, using Google Colab and Modal.
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