What's good about...

Alibaba Cloud logo Alibaba Cloud

  • Strong presence in Asia and over 3,000 points of presence (POPs) around the world
  • Extensive range of managed services and server configurations
  • Offers a solid range of GPU servers

Nebius logo Nebius

  • Offers latest Nvidia H200 & B200 GPUs
  • Managed Kubernetes & Slurm optimized for AI training
  • EU-based for strict data sovereignty & compliance
  • Energy-efficient infrastructure

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Nebius?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)
Nebius Nebius
$38.51 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)
Nebius Nebius
$72.22 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)
Nebius Nebius
$145.65 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)
Nebius Nebius
$5.30 / mo 100 GB / mo · Block volumes without data replication

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes
Nebius Nebius
$15.05 / mo 1 TB (Standard volume)

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)
Nebius Nebius
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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.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)
Nebius Nebius
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)
Nebius Nebius
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Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
Nebius Nebius
Free and unlimited

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
Nebius Nebius
$15.00 $0.015 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr
Nebius Nebius
$0.74/hr

Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Nebius Nebius
On-DemandSpotCustom

Available Models

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Nebius offers 7.

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
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Nebius Nebius
nebius.com
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Nebius Nebius
Netherlands
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Nebius Nebius
2022
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Nebius Nebius
6
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
Nebius Nebius
JetBrains, Recraft, London Institute, Prisma Labs

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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Nebius on June 22, 2026.