What's good about...
Build AI
- Cost efficient, save up to 50% on GPU costs
- Predictable interruptions during peak energy hours
- Offers high-performance Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs
- Powered by renewable energy
Linode
- Wide range of VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
- Good price–performance ratio for most of its services
- Many data center locations available
Price comparison
How do Build AI's prices compare against Linode?
| Example configuration |
Build AI
|
Linode
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | -- | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Large | -- | $114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated) |
| Block Storage | -- | $16.00 / mo 160 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $20.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $10.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
| Free egress allowance | -- | 1-20 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | -- | $5.00 |
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 | |
| A100 | 1x A100 | 40GB | 15 | 200GB | $1.42 | |
| A100 (spot) | 1x A100 | 80GB | 30 | 225GB | $1.45 | |
| A100 | 1x A100 | 80GB | 30 | 225GB | $1.97 | |
| H100 (spot) | 1x H100 | 80GB | 26 | 225GB | $2.79 | |
| H100 | 1x H100 | 80GB | 26 | 225GB | $3.85 | |
Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU1 | 1x RTX6000 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $1.50 | |
| GPU2 | 2x RTX6000 | 48GB | 16 | 64GB | $3.00 | |
| GPU3 | 3x RTX6000 | 72GB | 20 | 96GB | $4.50 | |
| GPU4 | 4x RTX6000 | 96GB | 24 | 128GB | $6.00 | |
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 of the managed services that Build AI and Linode offer:
| Service |
Build AI
|
Linode
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
Build AI
|
Linode
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | trybuild.ai | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2024 | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 | 24 |
| Example Customers | -- | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
|
Build AI
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | trybuild.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 |
| Example Customers | -- |
|
Linode
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.linode.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy |
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Our data for Build AI was last updated on Sept. 7, 2024, and for Linode on July 24, 2024.