Daytona
vs
Packet·ai
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
- 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 | Daytona | Packet·ai | 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 | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | 7% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| 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 7 GPU models, while Packet·ai offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | -- On request | |
|
B200
10 configs · 5 configs
|
$6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 78% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
10 configs · 1 config
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | -- On request | |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs · 1 config
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 61% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
Daytona 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 | Daytona | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | Daytona | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 12 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | -- |
| Website | www.daytona.io | packet.ai |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Sept. 18, 2026.