CoreWeave
vs
OpenRelay
What's good about each
- Nvidia nodes from A100 up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Bare-metal nodes under a managed Kubernetes control plane
- No charge for the Kubernetes control plane or Slurm
- Free egress and no object storage request fees
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited |
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
CoreWeave offers 11 GPU models, while OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H100
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$6.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 64% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 59% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.62 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; OpenRelay bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CoreWeave | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| 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 | CoreWeave | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 55 | 3 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI | -- |
| Website | coreweave.com | openrelay.inc |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.