Contabo
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GMI Cloud
What's good about each
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
- Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, up to GB200 NVL72
- Single-tenant GPUs as bare metal or Kubernetes containers
- GPU regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Inference API for open models on the same platform
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Contabo | GMI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.14 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 4) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $8.38 /mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 6) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $15.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 8) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $11.13 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Unlimited, fair usage policy applies 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s port by plan | -- 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
Contabo offers 4 GPU models, while GMI Cloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Contabo | GMI Cloud | Difference |
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$2.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$2.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$1.07 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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$1.07 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Contabo only |
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-- | $2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | GMI Cloud only |
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-- | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | GMI Cloud only |
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-- | -- On request | GMI Cloud only |
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-- | $8.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | GMI Cloud only |
Contabo bills reserved (1 months); GMI Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Contabo | GMI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Contabo | GMI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 9 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Trend Micro, Reflection AI, OpenRouter, Higgsfield, Utopai Studios |
| Website | contabo.com | www.gmicloud.ai |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for GMI Cloud on Nov. 2, 2026.