Nebius
vs
Packet·ai
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
- Dynamic tier: shared GPUs at about half the dedicated rate
- Free, unlimited data egress
- Single GPUs from RTX 4090 to B200
- S3-compatible object storage and OpenAI-compatible inference API
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nebius | Packet·ai | 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) | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | Within 5% |
| Object storage | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 7% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| PostgreSQL | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | Free and unlimited |
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 and Packet·ai each offer 8 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nebius | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 2 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B200
1 config · 5 configs
|
$8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 2 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 63% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
L40S
4 configs · 1 config
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Nebius only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
Nebius bills on-demand and spot; Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 12 |
| Example customers | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft | -- |
| Website | nebius.com | packet.ai |
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Our data for Nebius was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Oct. 1, 2026.