Cerebrium
vs
Elastx
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
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 13% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 10% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | 10% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | 82% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic |
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 Elastx offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
8 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
L40S
4 configs · 1 config
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
L4
4 configs · 1 config
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
H100
4 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.20 /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 |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Elastx bills on-demand. 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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 3 | 3 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | -- |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | elastx.se |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.