What's good about...
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
TheAI Cloud
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Per-minute billing, no minimum order
- Reserved terms of 1-12 months
- NVLink 5 and InfiniBand for multi-node training
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against TheAI Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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TheAI Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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TheAI Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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TheAI Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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TheAI Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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TheAI Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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TheAI Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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TheAI Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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TheAI Cloud
Free egress allowance
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TheAI Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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TheAI Cloud
TheAI Cloud Pricing Details
TheAI Cloud offers two billing models:
- Pay-as-you-go: billed per minute against a prepaid balance, with no minimum order. Opens with capacity in Q4 2026.
- Reserved: terms of 1-12 months, with longer commitments priced lower. 30% prepayment required.
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Alibaba Cloud
TheAI Cloud
Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
TheAI Cloud
On-DemandReserved (3mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (6mo)
V100Heads 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
Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and TheAI Cloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | cloud.theai.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | United Arab Emirates |
| Founded | 2009 | -- |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | -- |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | -- |
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Aug. 3, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 3, 2026.