{"rid":"compute/sakura-cloud-koukaryoku","card":{"rid":"compute/sakura-cloud-koukaryoku","eid":"sakura","topic":"compute","slug":"sakura-cloud-koukaryoku","provider":"Sakura Cloud Koukaryoku","url":"https://cloud.sakura.ad.jp/products/server/gpu/","domain":"sakura.ad.jp","category":"GPU cloud","tier":null,"verdict":"paid-only","vorder":3,"grp":"paid","confidence":"documented","binding":"none","identity_kind":"card","identity_basis":"stated","needs_card":1,"needs_phone":0,"needs_id":0,"needs_institution":0,"country":null,"crypto":null,"interfaces":null,"egress_metered":null,"per_object_bytes":null,"retention_days":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z","verified_basis":"live","checked_on":"2026-10-22","stale_on":"2026-11-21","n_evidence":4,"usd_month":null,"usd_per_tb_month":null,"summary":"Japanese incumbent GPU VM with an hourly, daily and monthly ladder in JPY, converted at USD 1 = JPY 157.05. 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