Cerebrium
vs
Vultr
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
- 30+ locations across six continents
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, as VMs or bare metal
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey and Kafka
- Outbound traffic allowance on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 78% cheaper on Vultr |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 65% cheaper on Vultr |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 30% cheaper on Vultr |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 50% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / 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 offers 9 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
B200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
A100
8 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 17% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
L40S
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 14% cheaper on Vultr |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Merchant |
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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 33 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 2, 2026.