October 12, 2025 90-day analysis Get alerts for runpod.io

Summary: RunPod adds referral bonus program

Why It Matters: This change aims to get more new users to try RunPod.

What Changed:

  • Added a referral bonus program offering $5 to $500 credit for new sign-ups.
  • Changed "Cloud GPUs" to "Pods" in one section.
  • Updated the main headline from "Build the future, not infrastructure" to "AI infrastructure developers trust."
  • Changed "Trusted by engineers at the world’s leading companies" to "Trusted by more than 500,000+ developers at the world’s leading AI companies 4.8 rating 18K+ AI native engineering community."
  • Added "Launch a GPU pod in seconds. Spin up a fully-loaded, GPU-enabled environment in under a minute. From B200s to RTX 4090s, Runpod supports over 30 GPU SKUs."
  • Changed "Persistent data storage" to "Persistent network storage."
  • Added "This graphic shows tokens per dollar" below the token comparison graphic.
  • Changed "Scale to thousands of GPUs" to "Scale to hundreds of GPUs."
  • Removed a blog post about "The Dos and Don’ts of VACE."
  • Removed a blog post about "The New Runpod.io: Clearer, Faster, Built for What’s Next."
  • Added "GPU Benchmarks" and "Models Directory" to the resources list.
  • Added a cookie consent banner with "Accept," "Reject," and "Cookie Preferences" options.
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