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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Cluster scaling is currently in Beta and is available to eligible accounts. If y
 
 The new pod or pods start provisioning immediately. They appear in the cluster's pod list once they're running.
 
+<Note>
+To downsize your cluster, we recommend terminating the pods on the nodes you want to remove.
+</Note>
+
 ## What changes when you scale
 
 Each pod you add contributes the same GPU configuration as your existing cluster nodes. For example, a cluster with 2 pods running 2× RTX 4090s each (4× RTX 4090s / 96 GB total) becomes a 3-pod cluster with 6× RTX 4090s (144 GB) after adding one pod.