What's good about...

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

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Price comparison

How do Fal.ai's prices compare against Gcore?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB

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

Fal.ai Fal.ai
$0.99/hr
Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr

Billing Options

Fal.ai Fal.ai
Custom
Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

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

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
Fal.ai Fal.ai
fal.ai
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Headquarters
Fal.ai Fal.ai
United States of America
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Founded
Fal.ai Fal.ai
2021
Gcore Gcore
2014
Data Center Locations
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
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Example Customers
Fal.ai Fal.ai
PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast

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