Fal.ai
vs
Koyeb
Both rent H100 to RTX PRO 6000 GPUs. Fal.ai serves generative media models through a serverless API priced per output, while Koyeb runs web apps, Postgres and GPU inference as microVMs.
What's good about each
- Optimized for fast inference, especially for generative media
- Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
- Offers both serverless GPU instances
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Fal.ai | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB |
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
Fal.ai offers 5 GPU models, while Koyeb offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Fal.ai | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 26% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
H200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$4.49 /GPU/hr Custom | -- | Fal.ai only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Fal.ai bills on-demand and custom; Koyeb bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Fal.ai | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL |
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
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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 1, 2026.