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Civo vs Runpod

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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Runpod?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Runpod Runpod
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Runpod Runpod
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Runpod Runpod
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Runpod Runpod
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Free egress allowance

Civo Civo
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Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Civo Civo
$0.69/hr
Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Civo offers 5 GPU models, while Runpod offers 22.

Civo Civo
H100(30) A100(40) H200(10) L40S(20) B200(5)
Runpod Runpod
H100(48) A100(21) H200(24) L40S(6) RTX Pro 6000(24) B200(18) V100(3) RTX 4090(1) RTX 5090(8) RTX 6000 Ada(2)
View all 22 GPUs

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Runpod offer:

Service Civo Runpod
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Runpod Runpod
2022
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Runpod Runpod
24
Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor

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Our data for Civo was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Runpod on June 23, 2026.