OpenRelay
vs
Salad
Both run GPU workloads on third-party hosts. OpenRelay rents Ubuntu VMs and AMD Instinct GPUs, while Salad sells spot capacity at four priority levels.
What's good about each
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OpenRelay | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- 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
OpenRelay offers 15 GPU models, while Salad offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OpenRelay | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5090
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 3090
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B300
1 config
|
$8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
H100
2 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 5060 Ti
8 configs
|
-- | $0.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5080
4 configs
|
-- | $0.15 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3060
8 configs
|
-- | $0.03 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
OpenRelay bills on-demand; Salad bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | OpenRelay | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | OpenRelay | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type I, platform only |
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 | OpenRelay | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
| Website | openrelay.inc | salad.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for OpenRelay was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for Salad on Nov. 9, 2026.