What's good about...
Fal.ai
- Optimized for fast inference, especially for generative media
- Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
- Offers both serverless GPU instances
Oracle Cloud
- Great price-performance ratio
- Wide range of server configurations and managed services
- Comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
- 10 TB of free egress per month
Price comparison
How do Fal.ai's prices compare against Oracle Cloud?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | -- | $10.42 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) |
VM Medium | -- | $27.53 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) |
VM Large | -- | $92.26 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) |
Block Storage | -- | $4.25 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | -- | $25.57 / mo |
Load Balancer | -- | $7.86 / mo |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $70.56 / mo 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.Flex.E4) |
Managed Redis®* | -- | $27.94 / mo 2 GB RAM |
Free egress allowance | -- | 10 TB / mo |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | -- | $8.50 $0.0085 / 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 | |
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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 |
Oracle Cloud GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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BM.GPU.MI300X.8 | 8x MI300X | 1536GB | 56 | 2000GB | $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.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Fal.ai and Oracle Cloud offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
Container Registry | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | ||
Load Balancer | -- | |
Managed Containers | -- | |
Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | -- | |
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Serverless Functions | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
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Website | fal.ai | www.oracle.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2021 | 2016 |
Data Center Locations | -- | 39 |
Example Customers | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
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Website | fal.ai |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2021 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra |
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Website | www.oracle.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2016 |
Data Center Locations | 39 |
Example Customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on June 12, 2025, and for Oracle Cloud on Sept. 30, 2024.