Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud vs Replicate logo Replicate

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
  • Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
  • Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
  • Train and deploy custom models using Cog

GPUs

Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Replicate offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU Nova Cloud Replicate Difference
Nvidia logo RTX PRO 6000 20 configs $0.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out -- Nova Cloud only
Nvidia logo RTX 5090 20 configs $0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) -- Nova Cloud only
Nvidia logo H100 4 configs -- $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only
Nvidia logo H200 4 configs -- $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only
Nvidia logo A100 4 configs -- $5.04 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only
Nvidia logo L40S 4 configs -- $3.51 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only
Nvidia logo T4 1 config -- $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only

Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months); Replicate bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.

Services

Managed services each provider offers.

Service Nova Cloud Replicate
GPU-powered Servers

Company details

Fact Nova Cloud Replicate
Founded 2018 2019
Headquarters Canada USA
Locations 1 --
Example customers -- BuzzFeed, Labelbox, PhotoAI, Character.ai, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro
Website nova-cloud.ai replicate.com

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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Replicate on Oct. 1, 2026.