What's good about...

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery
  • Generous free tier

Render logo Replicate

  • 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

Price comparison

How do Render's prices compare against Replicate?

Example configuration Render Replicate
VM Small $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) --
VM Medium $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) --
VM Large $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) --
Block Storage $25.00 / mo 100 GB --
Load Balancer Included in plan --
Managed PostgreSQL $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage --
Managed Redis®* $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM --
Free egress allowance 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $300.00 Billed $30 / 100 GB --

Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.

Replicate GPUs

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
1x Nvidia T4 1x T4 16GB 4 16GB $0.81 Source
1x Nvidia L40S 1x L40S 48GB 10 65GB $3.51 Source
1x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 1x A100 80GB 10 144GB $5.04 Source
1x Nvidia H100 1x H100 80GB 13 72GB $5.49 Source
2x Nvidia L40S 2x L40S 96GB 20 144GB $7.02 Source
2x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 2x A100 160GB 20 288GB $10.08 Source
2x Nvidia H100 2x H100 160GB 26 144GB $10.98 Source
4x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 4x A100 320GB 40 576GB $20.16 Source
4x Nvidia H100 4x H100 320GB 52 288GB $21.96 Source
8x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 8x A100 640GB 80 960GB $40.32 Source
8x Nvidia H100 8x H100 640GB 104 576GB $43.92 Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Render and Replicate offer:

Service Render Replicate
Block Storage --
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
GPU-powered Servers --
Managed Containers --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Static Sites --

Company details

Render
Website render.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2018
Data Center Locations 4
Example Customers Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt
Replicate
Website replicate.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2019
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers BuzzFeed, Labelbox, PhotoAI, Character.ai, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro

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Our data for Render was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Replicate on June 12, 2025.