What's good about...
Cerebrium
- Pay-per-second pricing with no cost for idle GPUs
- Cold start times as low as a few seconds
- Automatic scaling from zero to thousands of requests
- Wide range of GPU options from T4 to H200
- First 100GB storage free
DigitalOcean
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
Price comparison
How do Cerebrium's prices compare against DigitalOcean?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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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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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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Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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On-Demand
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On-DemandReserved (12mo)
H100
MI300XHeads 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 Cerebrium and DigitalOcean offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | digitalocean.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2021 | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 14 |
| Example Customers | Deepgram, Vapi, Tavus, bitHuman | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on June 22, 2026.