What's good about...
CUDO Compute
- Offers Bare Metal as a Service, and self-serve clusters
- Fully managed service stack including hosted SLURM and Kubernetes
- UK NVIDIA Cloud Partners, with thousands of GPUs globally
- S3-compatible object storage
Fal.ai
- Optimized for fast inference, especially for generative media
- Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
- Offers both serverless GPU instances
Price comparison
How do CUDO Compute's prices compare against Fal.ai?
| Example configuration |
CUDO Compute
|
Fal.ai
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- |
| VM Medium | $32.65 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | -- |
| VM Large | $54.86 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Block Storage | $8.77 / mo 100 GB | -- |
| Object Storage | $10.00 / mo 1 TB, currently no extra charges for bandwidth | -- |
CUDO Compute GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 16 | -- | $0.29 | Source |
| V100 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 14 | -- | $0.39 | Source |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 18 | -- | $0.39 | Source |
| RTX A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 16 | -- | $0.45 | Source |
| A800 PCIe | 1x A800 | 80GB | 12 | -- | $0.80 | Source |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 22 | -- | $0.87 | Source |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | -- | $1.35 | Source |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | -- | $2.25 | Source |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 94GB | 24 | -- | $2.47 | Source |
| GB200 NVL72 | 1x GB200 NVL72 | 1350GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| RTX A4000 SFF Ada | 1x A4000 | 20GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| B100 | 1x B100 | 192GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| MI300 | 1x MI300X | 192GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| H200 | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| HGX B200 | 1x B200 | 1400GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
Fal.ai uses a usage-based pricing model, ensuring you only pay for the compute you consume. It offers two main structures:
- GPU Pricing: Billed per second for deploying custom applications on their GPU fleet.
- Output-Based Pricing: For models hosted by Fal.ai, billing is based on the output generated, such as per image, per megapixel, or per second of video.
Fal.ai GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | -- | -- | $0.60 | Source |
| A100 | 1x A100 | 40GB | -- | -- | $0.99 | Source |
| H100 | 1x H100 | 80GB | -- | -- | $1.89 | Source |
| H200 | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
| B200 | 1x B200 | 184GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that CUDO Compute and Fal.ai offer:
| Service |
CUDO Compute
|
Fal.ai
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
CUDO Compute
|
Fal.ai
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.cudocompute.com | fal.ai |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2021 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 | -- |
| Example Customers | Blendergrid, Nuco.cloud, dstack, MetaHub | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra |
|
CUDO Compute
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.cudocompute.com |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 |
| Example Customers | Blendergrid, Nuco.cloud, dstack, MetaHub |
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Our data for CUDO Compute was last updated on June 25, 2025, and for Fal.ai on June 12, 2025.