Nebius
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Nebius | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 68% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Medium VM | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 27% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 27% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 11% cheaper on Nebius |
| 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 | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nebius | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.80 /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 |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Nebius bills on-demand and spot; Zenlayer 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | -- |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 22 |
| Example customers | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft | -- |
| Website | nebius.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Nebius was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.