Cerebrium
vs
Civo
What's good about each
- 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
- Free egress and ingress
- Kubernetes control plane at no cost
- Deploy to locations in Europe and Asia
- GPUs from L40S to B300, reservable for up to 36 months
- API serving open models from the UK
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Civo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (xSmall) | 76% cheaper on Civo |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 62% cheaper on Civo |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $139.05 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU Optimized Small) | 39% cheaper on Civo |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $10.88 /mo 100 GB | 54% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $10.86 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe (Small) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.86 /mo 10,000 concurrent requests | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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
Cerebrium offers 9 GPU models, while Civo offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Civo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 10 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Civo |
|
B200
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
4 configs · 10 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Civo |
|
A100
8 configs · 40 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 45% cheaper on Civo |
|
L40S
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Civo |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
T4
4 configs
|
$0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
A10
4 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
B300
4 configs
|
-- | $5.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Civo only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 months). 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.
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 | Cerebrium | Civo |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | USA | UK |
| Locations | 3 | 6 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Defense.com, TensorGo, Limitless Technologies, Techdome, KubeNine |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | civo.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Civo on Oct. 1, 2026.