Providers / Public programme
UK AI Research Resource (AIRR)
Publicly funded AI supercomputing capacity in the UK, offered to researchers and organisations through application routes.
- Type
- Public programme
- Tends to suit
- UK researchers, academics and UK-registered organisations needing large-scale AI compute.
- How it is priced
- Allocated by application, not bought by the hour
- Getting access
- Apply through one of the published routes, following the UKRI guidance for that route.
What we checked
- AIRR runs on Isambard-AI at the University of Bristol and Zenith at the University of Cambridge. (source)
- A Gateway route is for researchers from academia, industry or other UK organisations. (source)
- A Rapid Access route is open to UK-registered micro, small and medium-sized organisations. (source)
Current prices
Prices change often, so we do not copy them. Go to the source.
We have not found a public pricing page we can link to. Start at the provider's site.
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Written by ComputeFinder from the provider's own public pages on 2 October 2026. Not yet reviewed line by line by a second person. If something is wrong, tell us.