What's good about...

Elastx logo Elastx

  • All infrastructure in Sweden with three availability zones for local disaster recovery
  • ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 14001 certified
  • 24/7 support, DDoS protection, and threat intelligence included in base pricing
  • OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
  • Hourly billing with optional 1-year and 3-year commitment discounts

Fal.ai logo 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 Elastx's prices compare against Fal.ai?

VM Small

Elastx Elastx
$27.03 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Medium

Elastx Elastx
$130.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Large

Elastx Elastx
$261.60 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Block Storage

Elastx Elastx
$29.30 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Object Storage

Elastx Elastx
$56.74 /mo 1 TB stored
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Load Balancer

Elastx Elastx
$39.92 /mo v1-lb-1
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Elastx Elastx
$189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Managed Redis®*

Elastx Elastx
$189.09 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Elastx Elastx
$51.58 1 TB external traffic
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Fal.ai logo Fal.ai Pricing Details

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.

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Elastx Elastx
Fal.ai Fal.ai
RTX PRO 6000 $2.91 $2.99

Billing Options

Elastx Elastx
On-Demand
Fal.ai Fal.ai
On-DemandCustom

Available Models

Elastx offers 4 GPU models, while Fal.ai offers 5.

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Elastx Elastx
elastx.se
Fal.ai Fal.ai
fal.ai
Headquarters
Elastx Elastx
Sweden SE flag
Fal.ai Fal.ai
United States of America US flag
Founded
Elastx Elastx
2012
Fal.ai Fal.ai
2021
Data Center Locations
Elastx Elastx
3
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Example Customers
Elastx Elastx
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Fal.ai Fal.ai
PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra

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Our data for Elastx was last updated on Aug. 31, 2026, and for Fal.ai on Aug. 31, 2026.