OPEN MODELS / Language models (LLM)
Run falcon:180b on a cloud GPU
falcon:180b is a Language models (LLM) model by Ollama. See how much GPU memory it needs, which GPUs it fits on today and what it costs to run it yourself, billed per second.
From the project: A large language model built by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) for use in summarization, text generation, and chat bots.
GPUs it fits on today
About 118 GB of GPU memory: the model download (4-bit by default) plus working memory.
| GPU | Memory | Per hour | 10 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB10 | 119 GB | $1.06 | $10.60 | Rent |
| H200 NVL | 140 GB | $5.33 | $53.30 | Rent |
| H200 | 141 GB | $5.75 | $57.50 | Rent |
| B200 | 179 GB | $12.07 | $120.70 | Rent |
| GB200 | 185 GB | $14.26 | $142.60 | Rent |
Live starting prices from our catalog. You pay per second while the machine runs.
How to run falcon:180b
- 01
Rent a GPU
Pick one of the GPUs above. Billing is per second; stop the machine and you stop paying.
- 02
Open a terminal or Jupyter
Connect over SSH or open Jupyter in your browser. PyTorch and CUDA are ready to use.
- 03
Install Ollama and run the model
Run the commands below. Ollama downloads the model and serves an OpenAI-compatible API on port 11434.
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
ollama run falcon:180bWhy run it yourself?
Your own LLM server has no per-token bill and no rate limit, and your data stays private. Pick a GPU by memory and serve the model with vLLM.
Questions
- How much GPU memory does falcon:180b need?
- By our estimate about 118 GB for inference (180B parameters). Higher resolution, longer context or bigger batches need more.
- How much does it cost to run falcon:180b?
- From $1.06 per hour on GB10, billed per second. Ten hours cost about $10.60.
- Do I need a subscription?
- No. You pay only for the time your machine runs, from your USD balance. Stop it whenever you are done.
Try it on your own GPU in minutes
Pick a GPU, open Jupyter or SSH and run any open model. You pay per second and can stop anytime; no subscription, no setup fee.
- Per-second billing in USD
- PyTorch and CUDA ready in minutes
- Rent from ChatGPT or Claude too