KAI Scheduler

C
C tier on GPU Cluster Management SoftwareScore 6.0 · #16 of 21
Android app
Not listed
Free plan
No
Runs on
self-hosted
kai-scheduler.dev
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Summary

KAI Scheduler is ranked #16 of 21 in GPU cluster management software on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Self-hosted.

Compared on GPU cluster management software

Deployment model
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Workload scheduling
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Kubernetes support
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Quota controls
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GPU utilization metrics
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Cloud GPU support
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Facts

Purpose
KAI Scheduler is a Kubernetes-native scheduler that optimizes GPU allocation for AI workloads across data processing, training, and inference.kai-scheduler.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Scale
The project says it is designed and continuously tested for large GPU clusters with thousands of nodes and high-throughput workloads.kai-scheduler.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Queues
Hierarchical queues support quotas, limits, priorities, and borrowing resources across teams.kai-scheduler.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Gang scheduling
Gang scheduling places all pods in a distributed workload together or waits until resources are available.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Elastic workloads
Elastic workloads can grow or shrink within configured minimum and maximum replica counts as capacity changes.kai-scheduler.dev · 5 Oct 2026
GPU sharing
GPU sharing supports time slicing, MPS, and MIG so multiple workloads can share GPU devices.kai-scheduler.dev · 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
The project documents native integration for Ray workloads on Kubernetes and integration with Grove for complex workloads.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Deployment
KAI Scheduler can be installed from a production Helm chart, built from source, or installed with ArgoCD; it requires a running Kubernetes cluster and Helm.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Supported infrastructure
The project states it supports cloud and on-premise deployments, including cloud auto-scalers such as Karpenter.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Security
Security vulnerabilities should be reported through GitHub Security Advisories rather than public GitHub issues.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Support
LTS releases receive public support for one year, including security patches and critical bug fixes.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Support channel
The project directs users to open GitHub issues for bugs, feature suggestions, or technical help.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
License and project
KAI Scheduler is an open-source Apache-2.0 project and a CNCF sandbox project.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Prerequisite
The installation guide says NVIDIA GPU-Operator is required to schedule workloads requesting GPU resources.github.com · 5 Oct 2026

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