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title: What Is GPU Chargeback? | Vantage Compute
canonical: 'https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/gpu-chargeback/'
description: >-
  GPU chargeback is the practice of attributing GPU usage, and what it cost, to
  the user, team or project that consumed it.
updated: '2026-11-12'
---
# What Is GPU Chargeback?

GPU chargeback is the practice of attributing GPU usage, and what it cost, to the user, team or project that consumed it.

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## How it works

- Each job runs under a known identity.
- Usage is measured in GPU-hours.
- Usage rolls up by user, team and project.
- Quotas cap what each team can use.

## How Vantage Compute relates

Vantage Compute ties usage to each identity and rolls it up into chargeback by user, team, project and GPU-hour, with quotas enforced by policy.

## Related terms

- [Fair-share scheduling](https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/fair-share-scheduling/)
- [Audit trail for GPU usage](https://www.vantagecompute.ai/glossary/audit-trail-for-gpu-usage/)