What's good about...

Cleura logo Cleura

  • All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Transparent pricing with per-second billing
  • €50 free trial credit for new users
  • Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries

Fal.ai logo Fal.ai

  • Optimized for fast inference, especially for generative media
  • Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
  • Offers both serverless GPU instances

Price comparison

How do Cleura's prices compare against Fal.ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$15.26 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Cleura Cleura
$88.81 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Cleura Cleura
$177.61 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Cleura Cleura
$11.46 / mo 100 GB
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Cleura Cleura
$31.15 / mo 1 TB
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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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.
Cleura Cleura
$39.45 / mo Octavia LBaaS
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Cleura Cleura
$32.94 €0.02875 / GB
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Fal.ai logo Fal.ai Pricing Details

Fal.ai uses a usage-based pricing model, ensuring you only pay for the compute you consume. It offers two main structures:

  • GPU Pricing: Billed per second for deploying custom applications on their GPU fleet.
  • Output-Based Pricing: For models hosted by Fal.ai, billing is based on the output generated, such as per image, per megapixel, or per second of video.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Cleura Cleura
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Fal.ai Fal.ai
$0.99/hr

Billing Options

Cleura Cleura
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Fal.ai Fal.ai
Custom

Available Models

Fal.ai offers 4 GPU models.

Cleura Cleura
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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

Company details

Website
Cleura Cleura
cleura.com
Fal.ai Fal.ai
fal.ai
Headquarters
Cleura Cleura
Sweden
Fal.ai Fal.ai
United States of America
Founded
Cleura Cleura
2002
Fal.ai Fal.ai
2021
Data Center Locations
Cleura Cleura
6
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Example Customers
Cleura Cleura
Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai
Fal.ai Fal.ai
PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra

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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Fal.ai on Feb. 12, 2026.