name: coreweave-performance-tuning description: 'Optimize CoreWeave GPU inference latency and throughput.
Use when reducing inference latency, maximizing GPU utilization,
or tuning batch sizes and concurrency.
Trigger with phrases like "coreweave performance", "coreweave latency",
"coreweave throughput", "optimize coreweave inference".
' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(kubectl:*) version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:
- saas
- gpu-cloud
- kubernetes
- inference
- coreweave compatibility: Designed for Claude Code
CoreWeave Performance Tuning
GPU Selection by Workload
| Workload | Recommended GPU | Why |
|---|---|---|
| LLM inference (7-13B) | A100 80GB | Good balance of memory and cost |
| LLM inference (70B+) | 8xH100 | NVLink for tensor parallelism |
| Image generation | L40 | Good for diffusion models |
| Training (large models) | 8xH100 SXM5 | Fastest interconnect |
| Batch processing | A100 40GB | Cost-effective |
Inference Optimization
# Continuous batching with vLLM
containers:
- name: vllm
args:
- "--model=meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"
- "--max-num-batched-tokens=8192"
- "--max-num-seqs=256"
- "--gpu-memory-utilization=0.90"
- "--enable-prefix-caching"
- "--dtype=float16"
Autoscaling Tuning
# HPA based on GPU utilization
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
name: inference-hpa
spec:
scaleTargetRef:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
name: inference-server
minReplicas: 2
maxReplicas: 10
metrics:
- type: Pods
pods:
metric:
name: DCGM_FI_DEV_GPU_UTIL
target:
type: AverageValue
averageValue: "70"
Performance Benchmarks
| Metric | A100-80GB | H100-80GB |
|---|---|---|
| Llama-8B tokens/sec | ~2,000 | ~4,500 |
| Llama-70B tokens/sec | ~200 (4x) | ~500 (4x) |
| Cold start (vLLM) | 30-60s | 20-40s |
Resources
Next Steps
For cost optimization, see coreweave-cost-tuning.