What's good about...

Backblaze logo Backblaze

  • A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
  • Easy migration, S3-compatible API
  • Several data centers in North America and Europe

Backblaze logo Build AI

  • Cost efficient, claims to save up to 50% on GPU costs
  • Predictable interruptions during peak energy hours
  • Offers Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs

Price comparison

How do Backblaze's prices compare against Build AI?

Example configuration Backblaze Build AI
Object Storage $6.00 / mo 1 TB --
Free egress allowance 3x the amount of data stored --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $10.00 $0.01 / GB --

What makes Build AI's pricing stand out is that you can run your workload on interruptible GPUs (spot) and save up to 50% of the cost. They claim interruptions last about 2 hours per day, which makes them particularly suited for training workloads.

If you require guaranteed uptime, non-interruptible GPUs can be reserved on their platform too.

Build AI offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
A100 (spot) 1x A100 40GB 15 200GB $1.05 Source
A100 1x A100 40GB 15 200GB $1.42 Source
A100 (spot) 1x A100 80GB 30 225GB $1.45 Source
A100 1x A100 80GB 30 225GB $1.97 Source
H100 (spot) 1x H100 80GB 26 225GB $2.79 Source
H100 1x H100 80GB 26 225GB $3.85 Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some managed services that Backblaze and Build AI offer:

Service Backblaze Build AI
GPU-powered Servers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Backblaze
Website www.backblaze.com
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2007
Data Center Locations 4
Example Customers Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune
Build AI
Website trybuild.ai
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2024
Data Center Locations 1
Example Customers --

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Our data for Backblaze was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Build AI on Oct. 7, 2024.