# Colab Pro job running slow

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/colab-pro-job-running-slow/6980>\
**Category:** On Cloud N\
**Created:** [December 31, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/colab-pro-job-running-slow/6980 "2021-12-31T01:49:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/colab-pro-job-running-slow/6980/2 "2021-12-31T18:56:41Z")

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@ajijohn one recommendation is to use GPU rather than CPU. Another participant posted a few helpful pointers for code modification: [IMPORTANT: How to speed up Inference & Queue time](https://community.drivendata.org/t/important-how-to-speed-up-inference-queue-time/6986)

I believe you’ll also have to make sure the google colab runtime allows GPU when you start it.

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