From 1c249943976d2d9377fc05c92650d482fa758fcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 21:52:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/9] Add High-Performance Storage documentation Introduces a new page documenting the High-Performance Storage tier for network volumes, covering performance comparison, use cases, provisioning, and pricing. Updates existing storage pages to reference the new tier. --- docs.json | 1 + get-started/concepts.mdx | 2 +- pods/storage/types.mdx | 4 + serverless/storage/overview.mdx | 2 +- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ storage/network-volumes.mdx | 17 ++++- 6 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 storage/high-performance-storage.mdx diff --git a/docs.json b/docs.json index 53b7e698..3f1724d7 100644 --- a/docs.json +++ b/docs.json @@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ "group": "Storage", "pages": [ "storage/network-volumes", + "storage/high-performance-storage", "storage/s3-api" ] }, diff --git a/get-started/concepts.mdx b/get-started/concepts.mdx index df78c9d3..c40ab132 100644 --- a/get-started/concepts.mdx +++ b/get-started/concepts.mdx @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ A managed compute cluster with high-speed networking for multi-node distributed ## [Network volume](/storage/network-volumes) -Persistent storage that exists independently of your other compute resources and can be attached to multiple Pods or Serverless endpoints to share data between machines. +Persistent storage that exists independently of your other compute resources and can be attached to multiple Pods or Serverless endpoints to share data between machines. Available in Standard and [High-Performance](/storage/high-performance-storage) tiers. ## [S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api) diff --git a/pods/storage/types.mdx b/pods/storage/types.mdx index c5405b54..45a1f4e4 100644 --- a/pods/storage/types.mdx +++ b/pods/storage/types.mdx @@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Encryption applies only to volume disk. Container disk and network volumes canno Network volumes provide permanent storage that exists independently from any Pod. You can attach a network volume to multiple Pods, transfer it between machines, and retain your data even after deleting a Pod. This makes network volumes ideal for shared datasets, collaborative workflows, and portable storage. +Network volumes are available in two tiers: +- **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective for general-purpose work. +- **[High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS for demanding workloads. + [Learn more about network volumes](/storage/network-volumes). diff --git a/serverless/storage/overview.mdx b/serverless/storage/overview.mdx index afb735ce..879a90de 100644 --- a/serverless/storage/overview.mdx +++ b/serverless/storage/overview.mdx @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ All data saved by a worker's [handler function](/serverless/workers/handler-func ### Network volume -Persistent storage that can be attached to multiple workers. Ideal for sharing datasets, storing large models, and preserving data beyond individual worker sessions. +Persistent storage that can be attached to multiple workers. Ideal for sharing datasets, storing large models, and preserving data beyond individual worker sessions. Available in Standard and [High-Performance](/storage/high-performance-storage) tiers. See [Network volumes for Serverless](/storage/network-volumes#network-volumes-for-serverless). diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c6365460 --- /dev/null +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +--- +title: "High-Performance Storage" +description: "Premium storage tier for demanding AI workloads with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS." +--- + +import { PodsTooltip, ServerlessTooltip, WorkersTooltip, InstantClusterTooltip } from "/snippets/tooltips.jsx"; + +High-Performance Storage is a network volume tier designed for data-intensive AI workloads. Its parallel storage architecture delivers high throughput and low latency under heavy concurrent load, even when thousands of processes access it simultaneously. + +The storage uses [Solidigm](https://www.solidigm.com/) high-density SSDs optimized for AI data pipelines. + +## Performance comparison + +In internal benchmarks, High-Performance Storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of Standard Storage on parallel operations. + +| | Standard Storage | High-Performance Storage | +|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| +| Best for | General-purpose work, development, cost-sensitive jobs | Training, fine-tuning, latency-sensitive inference | +| Throughput | High | Up to 3x higher | +| IOPS | High | Up to 4x higher | +| Concurrency | Moderate | Optimized for massive parallelism | +| Relative cost | Lower | Premium | + +Both tiers are fully supported. Choose based on whether storage performance sits on the critical path of your workload. + +## When to choose High-Performance Storage + +If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint writes, sluggish model loads) you're a candidate for High-Performance Storage. If storage isn't your bottleneck, Standard Storage is the cost-effective choice. + +| Use case | Why it helps | +|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Training | Feeds GPUs at the rate they can consume data, preventing I/O bottlenecks and reducing training time. | +| Fine-tuning and checkpointing | Speeds up write-heavy operations like checkpoints, so jobs spend more time computing. | +| Inference | Cuts model load time from a central volume, lowering endpoint cold-start latency. | + +## Create a High-Performance volume + +High-Performance Storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. + + + + 1. Navigate to **Storage** > **Network Volumes** in the [Runpod console](https://console.runpod.io). + 2. Click **New Network Volume**. + 3. Select a data center. Data centers that support High-Performance Storage display a purple diamond icon. + 4. Under **Storage Type**, select **High-Performance**. + 5. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you adjust. + 6. Click **Create Network Volume**. + + + ```bash + curl --request POST \ + --url https://rest.runpod.io/v1/networkvolumes \ + --header 'Authorization: Bearer RUNPOD_API_KEY' \ + --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ + --data '{ + "name": "my-hps-volume", + "size": 100, + "dataCenterId": "US-KS-2", + "storageType": "high-performance" + }' + ``` + + See the [network volumes API reference](/api-reference/network-volumes/POST/networkvolumes) for details. + + + +## Attach to your workloads + +High-Performance volumes work across the platform like standard network volumes. + +- ****: Attach during Pod creation, or from the volume manager for existing setups. +- ****: Attach to an endpoint to speed up model loading and reduce cold-start latency. See [Network volumes for Serverless](/storage/network-volumes#network-volumes-for-serverless). +- **s**: New clusters can be provisioned with High-Performance Storage by default. + +## Pricing + +High-Performance Storage is priced per-GB at a premium to Standard Storage. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you configure a volume. + + +Exact pricing varies by data center. Check the volume creation flow in the console for current rates. + + +## FAQ + +**Is Standard Storage going away?** + +No. Standard Storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for general-purpose work. High-Performance Storage is an additional tier for performance-sensitive workloads. + +**Which data centers support High-Performance Storage?** + +Multiple US and European data centers support High-Performance Storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers display a purple diamond icon in the network volume creation flow. + +**Can I migrate an existing Standard volume to High-Performance?** + +Direct migration is not currently supported. To move data to a High-Performance volume, create a new High-Performance volume and transfer your data using the [S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api) or [runpodctl](/storage/network-volumes#using-runpodctl). + +## Next steps + + + + Learn more about network volume management and features. + + + Manage files without launching compute resources. + + diff --git a/storage/network-volumes.mdx b/storage/network-volumes.mdx index 6d1d1e37..758be4df 100644 --- a/storage/network-volumes.mdx +++ b/storage/network-volumes.mdx @@ -9,11 +9,23 @@ Network volumes provide persistent storage that exists independently of your com Network volumes are backed by high-performance NVMe SSDs with transfer speeds of 200-400 MB/s (up to 10 GB/s peak). +## Storage tiers + +Network volumes are available in two tiers: + +- **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective storage for general-purpose work, development, and workloads where storage isn't the bottleneck. +- **[High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS, optimized for training, fine-tuning, and latency-sensitive inference. + +Select the storage tier when creating a network volume. For details on choosing between tiers, see [High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage). + ## Pricing +**Standard Storage:** - **First 1 TB**: \$0.07/GB/month - **Beyond 1 TB**: \$0.05/GB/month +**High-Performance Storage** is priced at a premium. See the [High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage#pricing) page for details. + If your account lacks funds to cover storage costs, your network volume may be terminated, after which data cannot be recovered. @@ -28,8 +40,9 @@ Volume size can be increased later but cannot be decreased. For volumes beyond 4 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://www.console.runpod.io/user/storage). 2. Click **New Network Volume**. - 3. Select a datacenter, enter a name, and specify size in GB. - 4. Click **Create Network Volume**. + 3. Select a data center, enter a name, and specify size in GB. + 4. Select a storage tier: **Standard** or **High-Performance** (available in select data centers). + 5. Click **Create Network Volume**. ```bash From 6cc7efb6377c59291d60d692fc64bdfdd448d775 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 18:44:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/9] Apply capitalization convention for High-performance storage Per review feedback: use "High-performance storage" when referring to the specific element/feature name and "high-performance storage" when discussing the tier generically. --- pods/storage/types.mdx | 2 +- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 26 +++++++++++++------------- storage/network-volumes.mdx | 6 +++--- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/pods/storage/types.mdx b/pods/storage/types.mdx index 45a1f4e4..27e1b26f 100644 --- a/pods/storage/types.mdx +++ b/pods/storage/types.mdx @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Network volumes provide permanent storage that exists independently from any Pod Network volumes are available in two tiers: - **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective for general-purpose work. -- **[High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS for demanding workloads. +- **[High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS for demanding workloads. [Learn more about network volumes](/storage/network-volumes). diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index c6365460..ed562c43 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ --- -title: "High-Performance Storage" +title: "High-performance storage" description: "Premium storage tier for demanding AI workloads with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS." --- import { PodsTooltip, ServerlessTooltip, WorkersTooltip, InstantClusterTooltip } from "/snippets/tooltips.jsx"; -High-Performance Storage is a network volume tier designed for data-intensive AI workloads. Its parallel storage architecture delivers high throughput and low latency under heavy concurrent load, even when thousands of processes access it simultaneously. +High-performance storage is a network volume tier designed for data-intensive AI workloads. Its parallel storage architecture delivers high throughput and low latency under heavy concurrent load, even when thousands of processes access it simultaneously. The storage uses [Solidigm](https://www.solidigm.com/) high-density SSDs optimized for AI data pipelines. ## Performance comparison -In internal benchmarks, High-Performance Storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of Standard Storage on parallel operations. +In internal benchmarks, High-performance storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of Standard Storage on parallel operations. -| | Standard Storage | High-Performance Storage | +| | Standard Storage | High-performance storage | |------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | Best for | General-purpose work, development, cost-sensitive jobs | Training, fine-tuning, latency-sensitive inference | | Throughput | High | Up to 3x higher | @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ In internal benchmarks, High-Performance Storage delivers up to 3x the throughpu Both tiers are fully supported. Choose based on whether storage performance sits on the critical path of your workload. -## When to choose High-Performance Storage +## When to choose High-performance storage -If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint writes, sluggish model loads) you're a candidate for High-Performance Storage. If storage isn't your bottleneck, Standard Storage is the cost-effective choice. +If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint writes, sluggish model loads) you're a candidate for high-performance storage. If storage isn't your bottleneck, Standard Storage is the cost-effective choice. | Use case | Why it helps | |------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint wr ## Create a High-Performance volume -High-Performance Storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. +High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. 1. Navigate to **Storage** > **Network Volumes** in the [Runpod console](https://console.runpod.io). 2. Click **New Network Volume**. - 3. Select a data center. Data centers that support High-Performance Storage display a purple diamond icon. + 3. Select a data center. Data centers that support High-performance storage display a purple diamond icon. 4. Under **Storage Type**, select **High-Performance**. 5. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you adjust. 6. Click **Create Network Volume**. @@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ High-Performance volumes work across the platform like standard network volumes. - ****: Attach during Pod creation, or from the volume manager for existing setups. - ****: Attach to an endpoint to speed up model loading and reduce cold-start latency. See [Network volumes for Serverless](/storage/network-volumes#network-volumes-for-serverless). -- **s**: New clusters can be provisioned with High-Performance Storage by default. +- **s**: New clusters can be provisioned with high-performance storage by default. ## Pricing -High-Performance Storage is priced per-GB at a premium to Standard Storage. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you configure a volume. +High-performance storage is priced per-GB at a premium to Standard Storage. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you configure a volume. Exact pricing varies by data center. Check the volume creation flow in the console for current rates. @@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ Exact pricing varies by data center. Check the volume creation flow in the conso **Is Standard Storage going away?** -No. Standard Storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for general-purpose work. High-Performance Storage is an additional tier for performance-sensitive workloads. +No. Standard Storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for general-purpose work. High-performance storage is an additional tier for performance-sensitive workloads. -**Which data centers support High-Performance Storage?** +**Which data centers support High-performance storage?** -Multiple US and European data centers support High-Performance Storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers display a purple diamond icon in the network volume creation flow. +Multiple US and European data centers support High-performance storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers display a purple diamond icon in the network volume creation flow. **Can I migrate an existing Standard volume to High-Performance?** diff --git a/storage/network-volumes.mdx b/storage/network-volumes.mdx index 758be4df..fe07136a 100644 --- a/storage/network-volumes.mdx +++ b/storage/network-volumes.mdx @@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ Network volumes are backed by high-performance NVMe SSDs with transfer speeds of Network volumes are available in two tiers: - **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective storage for general-purpose work, development, and workloads where storage isn't the bottleneck. -- **[High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS, optimized for training, fine-tuning, and latency-sensitive inference. +- **[High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS, optimized for training, fine-tuning, and latency-sensitive inference. -Select the storage tier when creating a network volume. For details on choosing between tiers, see [High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage). +Select the storage tier when creating a network volume. For details on choosing between tiers, see [High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage). ## Pricing @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Select the storage tier when creating a network volume. For details on choosing - **First 1 TB**: \$0.07/GB/month - **Beyond 1 TB**: \$0.05/GB/month -**High-Performance Storage** is priced at a premium. See the [High-Performance Storage](/storage/high-performance-storage#pricing) page for details. +**High-performance storage** is priced at a premium. See the [High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage#pricing) page for details. If your account lacks funds to cover storage costs, your network volume may be terminated, after which data cannot be recovered. From 3e6bf1cdc1a984b6c879dea2ae1c060e727af633 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 18:48:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/9] Update console instructions for High-Performance Storage Reflect current UI flow with toggle-based storage type selection and direct Storage page link. --- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index ed562c43..f9d4ebd5 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data ce - 1. Navigate to **Storage** > **Network Volumes** in the [Runpod console](https://console.runpod.io). + 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. 2. Click **New Network Volume**. - 3. Select a data center. Data centers that support High-performance storage display a purple diamond icon. - 4. Under **Storage Type**, select **High-Performance**. - 5. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you adjust. + 3. Select a data center marked with the purple ⚡ icon — these support High-Performance Storage. + 4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. + 5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use High-Performance Storage, or turn it off to use Standard Storage instead. 6. Click **Create Network Volume**. @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ No. Standard Storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for g **Which data centers support High-performance storage?** -Multiple US and European data centers support High-performance storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers display a purple diamond icon in the network volume creation flow. +Multiple US and European data centers support High-performance storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers are marked with a purple ⚡ icon in the network volume creation flow. **Can I migrate an existing Standard volume to High-Performance?** From a439cd8b9d5d005fd659f15969dcd498106c512c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 19:31:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/9] Remove Solidigm hardware reference Per reviewer feedback, removing the Solidigm SSD reference as we cannot confirm this applies to all clusters. --- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index f9d4ebd5..b57759e1 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { PodsTooltip, ServerlessTooltip, WorkersTooltip, InstantClusterTooltip } High-performance storage is a network volume tier designed for data-intensive AI workloads. Its parallel storage architecture delivers high throughput and low latency under heavy concurrent load, even when thousands of processes access it simultaneously. -The storage uses [Solidigm](https://www.solidigm.com/) high-density SSDs optimized for AI data pipelines. - ## Performance comparison In internal benchmarks, High-performance storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of Standard Storage on parallel operations. From 82ddcaa3a59ecaacbecc6148dfab5f3ec268453f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 19:52:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 5/9] Address reviewer feedback on high-performance storage docs - Change "data center" to "datacenter" and split sentence per reviewer - Lowercase "Standard Storage" and "High-Performance Storage" throughout - Remove REST API tab (not supported yet for high-performance storage) --- pods/storage/types.mdx | 2 +- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 52 +++++++++------------------- storage/network-volumes.mdx | 4 +-- 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) diff --git a/pods/storage/types.mdx b/pods/storage/types.mdx index 27e1b26f..055f005c 100644 --- a/pods/storage/types.mdx +++ b/pods/storage/types.mdx @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Encryption applies only to volume disk. Container disk and network volumes canno Network volumes provide permanent storage that exists independently from any Pod. You can attach a network volume to multiple Pods, transfer it between machines, and retain your data even after deleting a Pod. This makes network volumes ideal for shared datasets, collaborative workflows, and portable storage. Network volumes are available in two tiers: -- **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective for general-purpose work. +- **Standard storage**: Cost-effective for general-purpose work. - **[High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS for demanding workloads. [Learn more about network volumes](/storage/network-volumes). diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index b57759e1..462810a1 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ High-performance storage is a network volume tier designed for data-intensive AI ## Performance comparison -In internal benchmarks, High-performance storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of Standard Storage on parallel operations. +In internal benchmarks, high-performance storage delivers up to 3x the throughput and 4x the IOPS of standard storage on parallel operations. -| | Standard Storage | High-performance storage | +| | Standard storage | High-performance storage | |------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | Best for | General-purpose work, development, cost-sensitive jobs | Training, fine-tuning, latency-sensitive inference | | Throughput | High | Up to 3x higher | @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Both tiers are fully supported. Choose based on whether storage performance sits ## When to choose High-performance storage -If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint writes, sluggish model loads) you're a candidate for high-performance storage. If storage isn't your bottleneck, Standard Storage is the cost-effective choice. +If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint writes, sluggish model loads) you're a candidate for high-performance storage. If storage isn't your bottleneck, standard storage is the cost-effective choice. | Use case | Why it helps | |------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| @@ -31,40 +31,20 @@ If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint wr | Fine-tuning and checkpointing | Speeds up write-heavy operations like checkpoints, so jobs spend more time computing. | | Inference | Cuts model load time from a central volume, lowering endpoint cold-start latency. | -## Create a High-Performance volume +## Create a high-performance volume High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. - - - 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. - 2. Click **New Network Volume**. - 3. Select a data center marked with the purple ⚡ icon — these support High-Performance Storage. - 4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. - 5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use High-Performance Storage, or turn it off to use Standard Storage instead. - 6. Click **Create Network Volume**. - - - ```bash - curl --request POST \ - --url https://rest.runpod.io/v1/networkvolumes \ - --header 'Authorization: Bearer RUNPOD_API_KEY' \ - --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ - --data '{ - "name": "my-hps-volume", - "size": 100, - "dataCenterId": "US-KS-2", - "storageType": "high-performance" - }' - ``` - - See the [network volumes API reference](/api-reference/network-volumes/POST/networkvolumes) for details. - - +1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. +2. Click **New Network Volume**. +3. Select a datacenter marked with the purple⚡ icon. These datacenters support high-performance storage. +4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. +5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use high-performance storage, or turn it off to use standard storage instead. +6. Click **Create Network Volume**. ## Attach to your workloads -High-Performance volumes work across the platform like standard network volumes. +High-performance volumes work across the platform like standard network volumes. - ****: Attach during Pod creation, or from the volume manager for existing setups. - ****: Attach to an endpoint to speed up model loading and reduce cold-start latency. See [Network volumes for Serverless](/storage/network-volumes#network-volumes-for-serverless). @@ -72,7 +52,7 @@ High-Performance volumes work across the platform like standard network volumes. ## Pricing -High-performance storage is priced per-GB at a premium to Standard Storage. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you configure a volume. +High-performance storage is priced per-GB at a premium to standard storage. The console displays per-GB and total monthly cost as you configure a volume. Exact pricing varies by data center. Check the volume creation flow in the console for current rates. @@ -80,17 +60,17 @@ Exact pricing varies by data center. Check the volume creation flow in the conso ## FAQ -**Is Standard Storage going away?** +**Is standard storage going away?** -No. Standard Storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for general-purpose work. High-performance storage is an additional tier for performance-sensitive workloads. +No. Standard storage remains fully supported and is the recommended choice for general-purpose work. High-performance storage is an additional tier for performance-sensitive workloads. **Which data centers support High-performance storage?** Multiple US and European data centers support High-performance storage, with more rolling out over time. Supported data centers are marked with a purple ⚡ icon in the network volume creation flow. -**Can I migrate an existing Standard volume to High-Performance?** +**Can I migrate an existing standard volume to high-performance?** -Direct migration is not currently supported. To move data to a High-Performance volume, create a new High-Performance volume and transfer your data using the [S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api) or [runpodctl](/storage/network-volumes#using-runpodctl). +Direct migration is not currently supported. To move data to a high-performance volume, create a new high-performance volume and transfer your data using the [S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api) or [runpodctl](/storage/network-volumes#using-runpodctl). ## Next steps diff --git a/storage/network-volumes.mdx b/storage/network-volumes.mdx index fe07136a..7efc902b 100644 --- a/storage/network-volumes.mdx +++ b/storage/network-volumes.mdx @@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ Network volumes are backed by high-performance NVMe SSDs with transfer speeds of Network volumes are available in two tiers: -- **Standard Storage**: Cost-effective storage for general-purpose work, development, and workloads where storage isn't the bottleneck. +- **Standard storage**: Cost-effective storage for general-purpose work, development, and workloads where storage isn't the bottleneck. - **[High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage)**: Premium tier with up to 3x throughput and 4x IOPS, optimized for training, fine-tuning, and latency-sensitive inference. Select the storage tier when creating a network volume. For details on choosing between tiers, see [High-performance storage](/storage/high-performance-storage). ## Pricing -**Standard Storage:** +**Standard storage:** - **First 1 TB**: \$0.07/GB/month - **Beyond 1 TB**: \$0.05/GB/month From 40c1172429056ee749ea272318ffee2f84595733 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 20:33:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 6/9] Update step 3 to clarify data center selection options Adds instructions for using the High-performance tab filter in addition to the purple icon indicator per reviewer feedback. --- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index 462810a1..16a2bafc 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data ce 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. 2. Click **New Network Volume**. -3. Select a datacenter marked with the purple⚡ icon. These datacenters support high-performance storage. +3. Select a data center that supports high-performance storage. You can either select the **High-performance** tab to filter data centers that support it, or look for the purple ⚡ icon on individual data centers. 4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. 5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use high-performance storage, or turn it off to use standard storage instead. 6. Click **Create Network Volume**. From 3ecb1af1fe7fae7510677d1463025bd9e60dcd21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 20:38:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 7/9] Fix button text per reviewer feedback Change step 2 from "New Network Volume" to "Create Network Volume" --- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index 16a2bafc..dab5a546 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint wr High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. -2. Click **New Network Volume**. +2. Click **Create Network Volume**. 3. Select a data center that supports high-performance storage. You can either select the **High-performance** tab to filter data centers that support it, or look for the purple ⚡ icon on individual data centers. 4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. 5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use high-performance storage, or turn it off to use standard storage instead. From 9d4475b20dbbac701b1c7d4439e6d2a074fcd49c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 20:43:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Fix button text casing to 'Create network volume' Per reviewer feedback, use lowercase 'network volume' in step 2 and 6. --- storage/high-performance-storage.mdx | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx index dab5a546..77dce21e 100644 --- a/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx +++ b/storage/high-performance-storage.mdx @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ If your GPUs ever sit idle waiting on data (slow dataloaders, long checkpoint wr High-performance storage is available as a network volume type in select data centers. 1. Navigate to the [Storage page](https://console.runpod.io/user/storage) in the Runpod console. -2. Click **Create Network Volume**. +2. Click **Create network volume**. 3. Select a data center that supports high-performance storage. You can either select the **High-performance** tab to filter data centers that support it, or look for the purple ⚡ icon on individual data centers. 4. Enter a name and set the volume size in GB. 5. The **High-performance storage** toggle appears automatically and is enabled by default. Leave it on to use high-performance storage, or turn it off to use standard storage instead. -6. Click **Create Network Volume**. +6. Click **Create network volume**. ## Attach to your workloads From c5a13d71d9a1808a836b5372a6b8fc499eff0927 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "promptless[bot]" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 21:54:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 9/9] Fix storage tier casing in concepts page Change "Standard" to "standard" and "High-Performance" to "high-performance" per reviewer feedback. --- get-started/concepts.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/get-started/concepts.mdx b/get-started/concepts.mdx index c40ab132..a1a11b02 100644 --- a/get-started/concepts.mdx +++ b/get-started/concepts.mdx @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ A managed compute cluster with high-speed networking for multi-node distributed ## [Network volume](/storage/network-volumes) -Persistent storage that exists independently of your other compute resources and can be attached to multiple Pods or Serverless endpoints to share data between machines. Available in Standard and [High-Performance](/storage/high-performance-storage) tiers. +Persistent storage that exists independently of your other compute resources and can be attached to multiple Pods or Serverless endpoints to share data between machines. Available in standard and [high-performance](/storage/high-performance-storage) tiers. ## [S3-compatible API](/storage/s3-api)