Question 1

What can students and researchers run on KinoCloud?

Accepted Answer

GPU rendering and compute without buying hardware — Blender/Maya/Nuke renders, conversational molecular visualization in the browser, and simulation or research workloads, all on demand.

Question 2

Is there a student or academic discount?

Accepted Answer

We are rolling out discounted pricing for verified .edu / .ac institutional email addresses (coming soon). Sign up with your institutional email to be eligible.

Question 3

What does it cost, and how do I avoid surprises?

Accepted Answer

Pay-as-you-go with a cost estimate before every job, plus per-account budgets with optional auto-stop thresholds, so a class or lab cannot accidentally overshoot.

Question 4

Do I need to install or manage anything?

Accepted Answer

No local GPU or farm setup. Use the in-app render plugins or the browser-based tools; jobs run on KinoCloud’s managed GPU farm and outputs are returned for download.

Question 5

How do students and labs sign in?

Accepted Answer

A secure browser-based login (OAuth 2.0) — magic-link email or Google/GitHub — with one account per user. Departments and labs can use enterprise single sign-on (SAML 2.0). Desktop plugins store the session in your OS keyring, never plain API keys.

Question 6

Can I automate batch jobs for a class or a research run?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The REST API (with API keys) and the plugin Python APIs cover estimate, submit, status, and output retrieval, so coursework batches and research sweeps can be scripted.

🎓 Education & Research

Education & research — FAQ

🎓 Education & Research

Education & research — FAQ