Nebius
vs
Nova Cloud
What's good about each
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nebius | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Nebius offers 8 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nebius | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 20 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 13% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
|
H100
1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Nebius only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Nebius only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Nebius only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Nebius only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Nebius only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Nebius only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Nova Cloud only |
Nebius bills on-demand and spot; Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nebius | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Nebius | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Canada |
| Locations | 10 | 1 |
| Example customers | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft | -- |
| Website | nebius.com | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Nebius was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.