What's good about...

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

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 Gcore's prices compare against Packet·ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)
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.
Gcore Gcore
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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.
Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
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.
Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$0.42/hr

Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Gcore offers 5 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
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Packet·ai Packet·ai
packet.ai
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Packet·ai Packet·ai
United States of America
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
Packet·ai Packet·ai
2026
Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
Packet·ai Packet·ai
3
Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Packet·ai on June 22, 2026.