Paperspace
vs
Spheron
What's good about each
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
- 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 | Paperspace | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 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
Paperspace offers 12 GPU models, while Spheron offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Paperspace | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Spheron |
|
A100
4 configs · 6 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on Spheron |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | 72% cheaper on Spheron |
|
V100
3 configs
|
$2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
RTX 5000
1 config
|
$0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $5.85 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
-- | $5.37 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | Spheron only |
Paperspace 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 | Paperspace | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Paperspace | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, data centers 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 | Paperspace | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
| Website | paperspace.com | www.spheron.ai |
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Our data for Paperspace was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Spheron on Sept. 24, 2026.