CoreWeave
vs
Packet·ai
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
- Dynamic tier: shared GPUs at about half the dedicated rate
- Free, unlimited data egress
- Single GPUs from RTX 4090 to B200
- S3-compatible object storage and OpenAI-compatible inference API
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | Within 5% |
| Object storage | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 71% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| 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 Packet·ai offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.46 /GPU/hr Spot | -- On request | |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- On request | |
|
B200
2 configs · 5 configs
|
$8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 74% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.62 /GPU/hr Spot | -- On request | |
|
A100
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 47% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
L40S
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 59% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CoreWeave | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| 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 | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 55 | 12 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI | -- |
| Website | coreweave.com | packet.ai |
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Oct. 1, 2026.