Cerebrium
vs
OVH
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
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 76% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 91% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 88% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | 47% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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 OVH each offer 9 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on OVH |
|
H200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
8 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
L40S
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on OVH |
|
L4
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A10
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on OVH |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; OVH 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.
| Framework | Cerebrium | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud only |
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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 3 | 19 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.