ARCHIE Fees

Access Fees

Standard charges are calculated per core-hour on an ARCHIE-WeSt standard compute node i.e. 1 core-hour of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 2.0 GHz CPU. VAT is charged as appropriate on all quoted fees.

Subscription fee based access should be considered as providing access to the service, along with training and support, and not as purchasing core hours. The subscription year runs for 12 months from the date of payment. Pro-rata payments for access for only part of the year will not be considered.

Academic Users

Strathclyde University Users

Priority Access
    • Standard CPU cores: £0.02 per core hour (VAT n/a)
    • GPUs: £0.60 per hour (VAT n/a)
    • Storage: £10 per TB per month (above 3TB, VAT n/a) 
Standard Access
    • Subscription fee: £500 per user per year (VAT n/a)

Partner Institution Users

(Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Glasgow, University of Stirling, University of the West of Scotland)
Priority Access
    • Standard CPU cores: £0.03 per core hour (including VAT)
    • GPUs: £0.72 per hour (including VAT)
    • Storage: £12 per TB per month (above 3TB, including VAT) 
Standard Access
    • Subscription fee: £600 per user per year (including VAT)

Other Academic Institutions

Priority Access Only
    • Standard CPU cores: £0.03 per core hour (including VAT)
    • GPUs: £0.72 per hour (including VAT)
    • Storage: £12 per TB per month (above 3TB, including VAT) 

Non-Academic Users

Priority Access Only
    • Standard CPU cores: £0.05 per core hour (+VAT)
    • GPUs: £2.50 per hour (+VAT)
    • Storage: £12 per TB per month (above 3TB, +VAT)