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

Packet·ai logo Packet·ai

  • Deploy GPUs in <5 minutes
  • Free, unlimited data egress
  • OpenAI-compatible API for inference
  • Based in EU, may ease compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Fly.io's prices compare against Packet·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)
Packet·ai Packet·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)
Packet·ai Packet·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)
Packet·ai Packet·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
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$7.20 / mo 100 GB ($0.01 per 100 GB/hour)

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
Packet·ai Packet·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
Packet·ai Packet·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
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Free egress allowance

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

Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$0.42/hr

Billing Options

Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand
Packet·ai Packet·ai
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Fly.io offers 3 GPU models, while Packet·ai offers 6.

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
Packet·ai Packet·ai
packet.ai
Headquarters
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
Packet·ai Packet·ai
United States of America
Founded
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
Packet·ai Packet·ai
2026
Data Center Locations
Fly.io Fly.io
35
Packet·ai Packet·ai
3
Example Customers
Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Packet·ai on June 22, 2026.