OpenRelay
vs
Spheron
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
- Aggregates GPU supply from five data center partners
- Blackwell B200 and B300 nodes offered on spot
- Partner facilities certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA
- Regions in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OpenRelay | Spheron | 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 Spheron offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OpenRelay | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.84 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
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$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $11.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 36% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | OpenRelay only |
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$0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OpenRelay only |
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-- | $3.35 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
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-- | $1.52 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
OpenRelay bills on-demand; Spheron bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | OpenRelay | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes |
Company details
| Fact | OpenRelay | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
| Website | openrelay.inc | www.spheron.ai |
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Our data for OpenRelay was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for Spheron on Nov. 9, 2026.