What's good about...

Fly.io logo Fly.io

  • Excellent tooling and developer experience
  • Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
  • Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices

GPU.ai logo GPU.ai

  • Per-second billing with no minimum commitment
  • Aggregates capacity across 14+ upstream providers on three continents
  • Public pricing API exposing live per-region availability counts
  • No egress or networking fees

Price comparison

How do Fly.io's prices compare against GPU.ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x)
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x)
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Fly.io Fly.io
$328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x)
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Fly.io Fly.io
$15.00 / mo 100 GB
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Fly.io Fly.io
$21.00 / mo 1 TB
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Fly.io Fly.io
Included in plan
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Fly.io Fly.io
$33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Free egress allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
100 GB / mo
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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GPU.ai logo GPU.ai Pricing Details

Billed per second, from the moment an instance reaches SSH-ready until it is stopped, with no minimums and no idle reservation fees. On-demand rates vary by region and upstream provider, and the platform routes each launch to the cheapest one with stock. Reserved capacity is quote-only and arranged with sales.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr
GPU.ai GPU.ai
$0.14/hr

Billing Options

Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand
GPU.ai GPU.ai
On-Demand

Available Models

Fly.io offers 3 GPU models, while GPU.ai offers 20.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Fly.io Fly.io
fly.io
GPU.ai GPU.ai
gpu.ai
Headquarters
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
GPU.ai GPU.ai
United Arab Emirates
Founded
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Data Center Locations
Fly.io Fly.io
35
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Example Customers
Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch
GPU.ai GPU.ai
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for GPU.ai on July 11, 2026.