Cerebrium
vs
Koyeb
Both run GPU containers on A100 to L40S cards, scale to zero and bill by the second. Cerebrium adds block storage, while Koyeb charges less for VMs and adds managed Postgres and web services.
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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 54% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 64% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 64% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB |
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 and Koyeb each offer 9 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 26% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
B200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
H200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 29% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
A100
8 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
L40S
4 configs · 1 config
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
L4
4 configs · 1 config
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
T4
4 configs
|
$0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
A10
4 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Koyeb bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cerebrium | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cerebrium | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Enterprise plan only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 3 | 6 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 1, 2026.