Fal.ai vs Paperspace
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
Paperspace
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
How do Fal.ai's prices compare against Paperspace?
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance | -- | Free and unlimited Burst up to 10 Gbps, then soft capped at 900 Mbps |
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 |
Paperspace GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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GPU+ (M4000) | 1x M4000 | 8GB | 8 | 30GB | $0.45 | Source |
P4000 | 1x P4000 | 8GB | 8 | 30GB | $0.51 | Source |
RTX4000 | 1x RTX 4000 | 24GB | 8 | 30GB | $0.56 | Source |
P5000 | 1x P5000 | 16GB | 8 | 30GB | $0.78 | Source |
A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 8 | 45GB | $0.80 | Source |
RTX5000 | 1x RTX 5000 | 16GB | 8 | 30GB | $0.82 | Source |
P6000 | 1x P6000 | 24GB | 8 | 30GB | $1.10 | Source |
A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 8 | 45GB | $1.42 | Source |
A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 45GB | $1.93 | Source |
V100-32G | 1x V100 | 32GB | 8 | 30GB | $2.34 | Source |
V100 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 8 | 30GB | $2.34 | Source |
A100 | 1x A100 | 40GB | 8 | 90GB | $3.19 | Source |
A100-80G | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 90GB | $3.28 | Source |
H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 268GB | $5.99 | 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 Paperspace offer:
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GPU-powered Servers |
Company details
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Website | fal.ai | paperspace.com |
Headquarters | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ |
Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | -- | 3 |
Example Customers | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
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Website | fal.ai |
Headquarters | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ |
Founded | 2021 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra |
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Website | paperspace.com |
Headquarters | United States of America ๐บ๐ธ |
Founded | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 3 |
Example Customers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on June 12, 2025, and for Paperspace on June 12, 2025.