Daytona
vs
TheAI Cloud
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
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Daytona | TheAI Cloud | 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 |
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 TheAI Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | TheAI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
10 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.61 /GPU/hr Spot | $3.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 18% cheaper on Daytona |
|
H100
10 configs
|
$2.27 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs
|
$1.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B300
5 configs
|
-- | $5.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | TheAI Cloud only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Daytona | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | UAE |
| Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | -- |
| Website | www.daytona.io | cloud.theai.com |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Sept. 18, 2026.