Cerebrium
vs
Paperspace
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
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | 71% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | 49% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | 49% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | 29% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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 Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
8 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /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 |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cerebrium | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cerebrium | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, data centers 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 | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 3 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Paperspace on Oct. 1, 2026.