What's good about...

Akamai Cloud logo Akamai Cloud

  • 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

Runcrate logo Runcrate

  • Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
  • Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
  • Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
  • OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Runcrate?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Runcrate Runcrate
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Runcrate Runcrate
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated)
Runcrate Runcrate
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Runcrate Runcrate
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Runcrate Runcrate
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Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Runcrate Runcrate
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Runcrate Runcrate
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Runcrate logo Runcrate Pricing Details

Per-second billing on GPU compute with no minimum commitment: stop the instance to stop the meter. Inference is billed per token against a public rate card. Reserved and dedicated capacity is available with volume discounts on monthly commitments.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Runcrate Runcrate
$0.55/hr

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Runcrate Runcrate
On-Demand

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Runcrate offers 15.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Runcrate Runcrate
www.runcrate.ai
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Runcrate Runcrate
United States of America
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Runcrate Runcrate
2024
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Runcrate Runcrate
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Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Runcrate Runcrate
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Runcrate on June 23, 2026.