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Gcore vs TheAI Cloud

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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
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g1-standard-1-2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$71.14 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g1-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
$142.37 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g1-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
$47.67 / 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
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$7.72 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt)
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.
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Gcore Gcore
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
B300 $7.02 $6.90

Billing Options

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

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Gcore offers 6 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 1.

Gcore Gcore
H100(1) A100(1) H200(1) L40S(1) B300(1) GB300(1)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
B300(5)

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

Here are some managed services that Gcore and TheAI Cloud offer:

Service Gcore TheAI Cloud
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Object Storage
Serverless Functions
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

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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Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 23, 2026.

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