CoreWeave
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Access to latest NVIDIA GPU generations
- Kubernetes-native cloud platform for easy orchestration
- Transparent pricing with up to 60% savings on reserved capacity
- Purpose-built for AI and ML workloads
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo for most services | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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 Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$2.46 /GPU/hr Spot | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 7% cheaper on Vultr |
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$4.26 /GPU/hr Spot | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 25% cheaper on Vultr |
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$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 11% cheaper on Vultr |
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$2.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 26% cheaper on Vultr |
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$6.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 3.3x more expensive on CoreWeave |
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$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
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$1.20 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
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$2.62 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
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-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | CoreWeave | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 13 | 32 |
| Example customers | Jane Street, OpenAI, MistralAI, NovelAI | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | coreweave.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Sept. 13, 2026, and for Vultr on Sept. 13, 2026.