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Seneca Cluster Pricing

Last updated Aug 7, 2026

Seneca Cluster Pricing & Consumption Rates

Access to the Seneca cluster requires enabled usage and the purchase of $350 compute unit bundles. Resources are consumed based on specific hourly rates for CPU cores and various NVIDIA GPU models.

Compute Consumption Rates

Resource TypeCompute UnitsEffective Cost per Hour
1 Seneca CPU Core1 unit$0.035 / hour
1 NVIDIA A100 GPU57 units$2.00 / hour
1 NVIDIA H100 PCIe GPU70 units$2.45 / hour
1 NVIDIA H100 NVL GPU100 units$3.50 / hour

Storage Pricing

File storage on the Seneca cluster is billed according to capacity:

  • File Storage: $100.00 / TB / year ($0.10 / GB / year)

Note: Compute unit bundles must be purchased in increments of $350. Storage systems are not backed up.

Cornell CAC & WCM SCU Seneca Cluster Documentation — 2026