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
Vultr
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
How do Fal.ai's prices compare against Vultr?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | -- | $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Medium | -- | $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) |
VM Large | -- | $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
Block Storage | -- | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
Object Storage | -- | $6.00 / mo 1 TB |
Load Balancer | -- | $10.00 / mo |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage |
Managed Redis®* | -- | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
Free egress allowance | -- | 2 TB / mo for most services |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | -- | $10.00 $0.01 / 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 |
Vultr GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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A16 | 1x A16 | 16GB | 6 | 64GB | $0.51 | Source |
A16 | 2x A16 | 96GB | 12 | 128GB | $1.02 | Source |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 24 | 120GB | $1.86 | Source |
A16 | 4x A16 | 192GB | 24 | 256GB | $2.05 | Source |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 240GB | $2.23 | Source |
A100 80GB | 1x A100 | 80GB | 12 | 120GB | $2.60 | Source |
GH200 | 1x GH200 | 96GB | 72 | 480GB | $3.32 | Source |
A16 | 8x A16 | 384GB | 48 | 486GB | $4.09 | Source |
A40 | 4x A40 | 192GB | 96 | 480GB | $7.44 | Source |
A16 | 16x A16 | 768GB | 96 | 960GB | $9.19 | Source |
HGX A100 | 8x A100 | 5120GB | 112 | 2048GB | $12.90 | Source |
H100 | 8x H100 | 640GB | 112 | 2048GB | $18.40 | 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
Company details
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Website | fal.ai | www.vultr.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | -- | 32 |
Example Customers | PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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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.vultr.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2014 |
Data Center Locations | 32 |
Example Customers | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on June 12, 2025, and for Vultr on Sept. 28, 2024.