What's good about...

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
  • Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX Pro 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
  • European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements

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 Exoscale's prices compare against Fal.ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Free egress allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB
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

Starting Price

Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr
Fal.ai Fal.ai
$0.99/hr

Billing Options

Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand
Fal.ai Fal.ai
Custom

Available Models

Exoscale offers 6 GPU models, while Fal.ai offers 4.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Exoscale Exoscale
www.exoscale.com
Fal.ai Fal.ai
fal.ai
Headquarters
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Fal.ai Fal.ai
United States of America
Founded
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Fal.ai Fal.ai
2021
Data Center Locations
Exoscale Exoscale
8
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Example Customers
Exoscale Exoscale
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Fal.ai Fal.ai
PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra

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Our data for Exoscale was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Fal.ai on Feb. 12, 2026.