Fluidstack
vs
Packet·ai
What's good about each
- Managed Slurm and Kubernetes clusters on bare metal
- Active and passive cluster health checks with observability
- ClusterMAX Gold rating from SemiAnalysis
- Custom data centers built for a single customer's workload
- Dynamic tier: shared GPUs at about half the dedicated rate
- Free, unlimited data egress
- Single GPUs from RTX 4090 to B200
- S3-compatible object storage and OpenAI-compatible inference API
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Fluidstack | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Packet·ai offers 8 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Fluidstack. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Fluidstack | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
B200
5 configs
|
-- | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
-- | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Fluidstack | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Fluidstack | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 4 | 12 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | www.fluidstack.io | packet.ai |
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Our data for Fluidstack was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Oct. 1, 2026.