Fal.ai vs Linode

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

Example configuration	Fal.ai	Linode
VM Small	--	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium	--	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large	--	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)
Block Storage	--	$16.00 / mo 160 GB
Object Storage	--	$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	--	$10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	--	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Free egress allowance	--	1-20 TB / mo per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	--	$5.00 $0.005 / GB

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.

Fal.ai GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
A6000	1x A6000	48GB	--	--	$0.60	Source
A100	1x A100	40GB	--	--	$0.99	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	--	--	$1.89	Source
H200	1x H200	141GB	--	--	$2.10	Source
B200	1x B200	184GB	--	--	On Request	Source

Linode GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

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

Service	Fal.ai	Linode
Block Storage	--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer	--
Managed Kubernetes	--
Managed MySQL	--
Managed PostgreSQL	--
Object Storage	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)	--

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