Civo
vs
TheAI Cloud
What's good about each
- 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
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Civo | TheAI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $86.91 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $10.00 /mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $20.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.86 /mo Single node | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
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
Civo offers 6 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Civo | TheAI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$6.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 18% cheaper on TheAI Cloud |
|
H200
10 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | $3.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Within 5% |
|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
A100
40 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
L40S
20 configs
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 months); TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Civo | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | -- |
| Headquarters | UK | UAE |
| Locations | 5 | 1 |
| Example customers | Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™ | -- |
| Website | civo.com | cloud.theai.com |
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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.