FluidStack vs Replicate

FluidStack specializes in scaling AI workloads to thousands of GPUs, while Replicate stands out with its collaboration features and open source community.

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

FluidStack

Deploy GPU workloads without having to manage infrastructure
Affordable prices, wide range of GPU options
Clusters can be reserved to lock-in savings
24/7 support with a 15-minute response time

Replicate

Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
Train and deploy custom models using Cog

Price comparison

FluidStack's Pricing

FluidStack offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
Nvidia A4000	1x A4000	16GB	36	128GB	$0.40	Source
Nvidia A5000	1x A5000	24GB	36	128GB	$0.55	Source
Nvidia A40	1x A40	48GB	32	128GB	$0.60	Source
Nvidia A6000	1x A6000	48GB	48	128GB	$0.80	Source
Nvidia L40	1x L40S	48GB	32	48GB	$1.25	Launch
Nvidia A100 PCIe 40GB	1x A100	40GB	32	128GB	$1.65	Source
Nvidia A100 PCIe 80GB	1x A100	80GB	48	256GB	$1.80	Launch
Nvidia H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	48	256GB	$2.89	Launch

Replicate's Pricing

Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.

Replicate offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
Nvidia T4	1x T4	16GB	4	16GB	$0.81	Source
Nvidia A40 (Small)	1x A40	48GB	4	16GB	$2.07	Source
Nvidia A40 (Large)	1x A40	48GB	10	72GB	$2.61	Source
Nvidia A100 (40GB)	1x A100	40GB	10	72GB	$4.14	Source
Nvidia A100 (80GB)	1x A100	80GB	10	144GB	$5.04	Source
2x Nvidia A40 (Large)	2x A40	96GB	20	144GB	$5.22	Source
2x Nvidia A100 (40GB)	2x A100	80GB	20	144GB	$8.28	Source
2x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	2x A100	160GB	20	288GB	$10.08	Source
4x Nvidia A40 (Large)	4x A40	192GB	40	288GB	$10.44	Source
4x Nvidia A100 (40GB)	4x A100	160GB	40	288GB	$16.56	Source
4x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	4x A100	320GB	40	576GB	$20.16	Source
8x Nvidia A40 (Large)	8x A40	384GB	48	680GB	$20.88	Source
8x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	8x A100	640GB	80	960GB	$40.32	Source

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that FluidStack and Replicate offer:

Service	FluidStack	Replicate
GPU-powered Servers

Company details

	FluidStack	Replicate
Website	www.fluidstack.io	replicate.com
Headquarters	United Kingdom 🇬🇧	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2017	2019
Data Center Locations	4	--
Example Customers	Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway	BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro

	FluidStack
Website	www.fluidstack.io
Headquarters	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded	2017
Data Center Locations	4
Example Customers	Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway

	Replicate
Website	replicate.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2019
Data Center Locations	--
Example Customers	BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro