Alibaba Cloud
vs
Cerebrium
What's good about each
- 30+ regions, most in mainland China and Asia-Pacific
- 3,200+ CDN nodes in 70+ countries
- Qwen models served through Model Studio
- PolarDB, its own MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible database
- 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 | Alibaba Cloud | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | 75% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | 47% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | 17% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | 34% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / 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
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Cerebrium offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
12 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 47% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A10
26 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
V100
14 configs
|
$1.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
P100
12 configs
|
$0.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /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 |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Cerebrium bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Alibaba Cloud | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Alibaba Cloud | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | China | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.cerebrium.ai |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Cerebrium on Oct. 1, 2026.