Contabo vs Fal.ai

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

Example configuration	Contabo	Fal.ai
VM Small	$5.22 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1)	--
VM Medium	$11.01 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2)	--
VM Large	$16.23 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3)	--
Object Storage	$11.55 / mo 1 TB	--
Free egress allowance	10-324 TB per instance	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth	--

Contabo GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
L40S	1x L40S	48GB	32	106GB	$1.21	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	32	106GB	$2.97	Source
H200 NVL	1x H200	141GB	32	213GB	$3.47	Source
L40S	4x L40S	192GB	64	512GB	$4.60	Source
H100	4x H100	320GB	64	512GB	$11.27	Source

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.

Fal.ai GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
A6000	1x A6000	48GB	--	--	$0.60	Source
A100	1x A100	40GB	--	--	$0.99	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	--	--	$1.89	Source
H200	1x H200	141GB	--	--	$2.10	Source
B200	1x B200	184GB	--	--	On Request	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Here are some managed services that Contabo and Fal.ai offer:

Service	Contabo	Fal.ai
GPU-powered Servers
Object Storage		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

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