Nova Cloud
vs
Packet·ai
What's good about each
- 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
- 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 | Nova Cloud | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Packet·ai offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
20 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | -- | Nova Cloud only |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
B200
5 configs
|
-- | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai 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 |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage |
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 | Nova Cloud | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 12 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | packet.ai |
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Sept. 27, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Sept. 27, 2026.