CalCompute — Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
CalCompute is a public cloud and AI platform for California's public agencies and universities, Digital Public Infrastructure operated by the University of California.
CalCompute is a public cloud and AI platform operated as Digital Public Infrastructure for California’s public agencies, universities, and institutions. It provides cloud storage, AI services, and custom AI development as a public good, with public-interest governance, open standards, and data kept within state boundaries.
What CalCompute provides
CalCompute offers GPU compute, petabyte-scale research storage, AI services, and inference APIs to state agencies, public institutions, and University of California researchers, who receive free compute allocations. It is hosted and operated by the UC CalCompute Coalition across the University of California’s ten research universities.
Why it is public infrastructure
- California data residency. Keeps sensitive data within state boundaries for HIPAA, FERPA, and CJIS compliance.
- No vendor lock-in: open standards throughout.
- Predictable public pricing means flat, budgetable costs rather than variable metering.
CalCompute was established under California Government Code § 11546.8 (SB-53, 2025), and its research community includes Turing Award winners and Nobel laureates.