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Fal.ai vs Gcore

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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
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g1-standard-1-2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$71.14 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g1-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
$142.37 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g1-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
$47.67 / 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
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2)

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Fal.ai Fal.ai
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Gcore Gcore
$7.72 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt)

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.
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Fal.ai Fal.ai
Gcore Gcore
H100 $4.50 $2.66 B300 $8.50 $7.02 H200 $4.50 $3.19

Billing Options

Fal.ai Fal.ai
On-DemandCustom
Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustom

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Fal.ai offers 5 GPU models, while Gcore offers 6.

Fal.ai Fal.ai
H100(2) H200(2) RTX PRO 6000(2) B200(2) B300(2)
Gcore Gcore
H100(1) A100(1) H200(1) L40S(1) B300(1) GB300(1)

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

Here are some managed services that Fal.ai and Gcore offer:

Service Fal.ai Gcore
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Object Storage
Serverless Functions
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

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 July 1, 2026, and for Gcore on Aug. 21, 2026.

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