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

Fal.ai logo Nebius

  • Offers managed services alongside cloud GPUs
  • Based in the EU, may ease compliance

Price comparison

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

Example configuration Fal.ai Nebius
VM Small -- $38.51 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD
VM Medium -- $72.22 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD
VM Large -- $145.65 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD
Block Storage -- $7.00 / mo 100 GB / mo
Object Storage -- $18.80 / mo 1 TB
Free egress allowance -- 100 GB
1 TB of egress beyond allowance -- $15.00 $0.015 / 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

Nebius GPUs

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
L40S PCIe 1x L40S 48GB 8 32GB $1.58 Source
H100 SXM 1x H100 80GB 20 160GB $3.55 Source
H100 SXM 2x H100 160GB 40 320GB $7.10 Source
H100 SXM 4x H100 320GB 80 640GB $14.20 Source
H200 8x H200 1128GB -- -- $20.72 Source
H100 SXM 8x H100 640GB 160 1280GB $28.39 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.

Which services do they offer

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

Service Fal.ai Nebius
Block Storage --
Container Registry --
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Fal.ai
Website fal.ai
Headquarters United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Founded 2021
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra
Nebius
Website nebius.com
Headquarters Netherlands πŸ‡³πŸ‡±
Founded 2022
Data Center Locations 2
Example Customers JetBrains, Recraft, London Institute, Prisma Labs

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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on June 12, 2025, and for Nebius on Oct. 17, 2024.