Announcing Runpod Flash

Pardeep Singh

Pardeep is Runpod's CTO and co-founder

Founder Series #1: The Runpod Origin Story
Pardeep Singh
February 7, 2025

Founder Series #1: The Runpod Origin Story

Runpod CTO and co-founder Pardeep Singh shares the story behind the company, from late-night investor chats to early traction in the AI developer space.

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Runpod Slashes GPU Prices: More Power, Less Cost for AI Builders
Pardeep Singh
July 12, 2024

Runpod Slashes GPU Prices: More Power, Less Cost for AI Builders

Runpod has reduced prices by up to 40% across Serverless and Secure Cloud GPUs—making high-performance AI compute more accessible for developers, startups, and enterprise teams.

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Runpod Serverless Pricing Update
Pardeep Singh
September 8, 2023

Runpod Serverless Pricing Update

Runpod introduces new Serverless pricing with Flex and Active worker types, offering better scalability and up to 40% lower costs for consistent workloads.

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Introducing FlashBoot: 1-Second Serverless Cold-Start
Pardeep Singh
June 17, 2023

Introducing FlashBoot: 1-Second Serverless Cold-Start

Runpod’s new FlashBoot technology slashes cold-start times for serverless GPU endpoints, delivering speeds as low as 500ms. Available now at no extra cost, FlashBoot dynamically optimizes deployment for high-volume workloads—cutting costs and improving latency dramatically.

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Reduce Your Serverless Automatic1111 Start Time
Pardeep Singh
May 17, 2023

Reduce Your Serverless Automatic1111 Start Time

If you're using the Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion repo as an API layer, startup speed matters. This post explains two key Docker-level optimizations—caching Hugging Face files and precomputing model hashes—to reduce cold start time in serverless environments.

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Set Up a Chatbot with Oobabooga on Runpod
Pardeep Singh
March 24, 2023

Set Up a Chatbot with Oobabooga on Runpod

This tutorial walks you through deploying Oobabooga’s Text Generation WebUI using the Runpod template. Includes steps for loading Pygmalion 6B and customizing your chatbot.

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