CoreWeave
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 13% cheaper on CoreWeave |
| Object storage | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs
|
$2.46 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.26 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.62 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$1.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
$0.98 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CoreWeave | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 55 | 22 |
| Example customers | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI | -- |
| Website | coreweave.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 2, 2026.