There is no way Google would do this if that was the case.

This is a classic cloud vendor move to get someone, anyone, using the fixed asset.

> Google Cloud is giving Y Combinator startups access to a dedicated, subsidized cluster of Nvidia graphics

They're being paid, so of course they would do it. It's not much different than the reservations that GCP allows you to purchase today.

Really? Any source on this? I just started one. Yes i know just one.

A quick search on Google, or r/googlecloud, or one of any number of communities will give some sense.

Alternatively, from the article: > For early-stage AI startups, Hu says one of the most common issues she hears is that startups are compute-restrained. Large enterprises are able to strike multi-year, massive deals with cloud providers for GPU access, but small startups are often left out to dry.