Daytona
vs
OpenRelay
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- 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 | Daytona | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
Daytona offers 8 GPU models, while OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
10 configs · 1 config
|
$7.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on Daytona |
|
H100
10 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 44% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
10 configs · 1 config
|
$6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs · 1 config
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 60% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs · 1 config
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 65% cheaper on OpenRelay |
MI355X
10 configs · 1 config
|
$5.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Daytona |
|
H200
10 configs
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
Daytona 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 | Daytona | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| 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 | Daytona | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | -- |
| Website | www.daytona.io | openrelay.inc |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.