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

TheAI Cloud logo TheAI Cloud

  • Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
  • Per-minute billing, no minimum order
  • Reserved terms of 1-12 months
  • NVLink 5 and InfiniBand for multi-node training

Price comparison

How do Gcore's prices compare against TheAI Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$14.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$55.92 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$123.75 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Gcore Gcore
$46.80 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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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
$20.35 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$14.85 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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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
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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TheAI Cloud logo TheAI Cloud Pricing Details

TheAI Cloud offers two billing models:

  • Pay-as-you-go: billed per minute against a prepaid balance, with no minimum order. Opens with capacity in Q4 2026.
  • Reserved: terms of 1-12 months, with longer commitments priced lower. 30% prepayment required.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
$5.30/hr

Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
On-DemandReserved (3mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (6mo)

Available Models

Gcore offers 5 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 2.

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
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
cloud.theai.com
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
United Arab Emirates
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 3, 2026.