Cerebrium
vs
Leafcloud
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
- Netherlands data residency, GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certified
- OpenStack-based, reduced vendor lock-in
- Free ingress and a monthly egress allowance
- Server heat reused to warm homes and care facilities
- NVIDIA A30, A100, H100, and RTX 6000 Blackwell GPUs, VM included
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $8.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (ec1.xsmall) | 62% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $69.66 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (ec1.large) | 39% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $139.33 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (ec1.2xlarge) | 39% cheaper on Leafcloud |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | 56% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $6.81 /mo 1 TB | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $16.37 /mo Load Balancer | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | -- Fair use, no published rate |
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 Leafcloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Leafcloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
8 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on Leafcloud |
|
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 |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.95 /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 |
|
A30
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Leafcloud only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Leafcloud 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 | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Mobiel.nl, Milieudefensie, FeedbackFruits, GlobeScope, Erasmus Data Collaboratory, Brunel Solar Team |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | leaf.cloud |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Leafcloud on Sept. 30, 2026.