Akamai Cloud
vs
Cerebrium
What's good about each
- Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
- Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
- 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | 4.5x more expensive on Cerebrium |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | 2.4x more expensive on Cerebrium |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | 37% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | 2x more expensive on Akamai Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Cerebrium offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
9 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
4 configs
|
$1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
T4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Cerebrium bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI |
| Website | www.akamai.com | www.cerebrium.ai |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Cerebrium on Sept. 12, 2026.