Replicate vs Shadeform

Shadeform.ai offers a unified API for managing and deploying GPUs across multiple cloud providers, while Replicate focuses on deploying and scaling AI models in the cloud with ease.

What's good about...

Replicate logo Replicate

  • Run AI/ML models without worrying about infrastructure and scaling
  • Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
  • Train and deploy custom models using Cog

Replicate logo Shadeform

  • Launch instances anywhere with a single console and API
  • Leverage a multi-cloud set up, without the hassle
  • You can reserve instances in advance to ensure GPU availability
  • Free to use, zero mark-up fees

Price comparison

Replicate's Pricing

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 offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
Nvidia T4 1x T4 16GB 4 16GB $0.81
Nvidia A40 (Small) 1x A40 48GB 4 16GB $2.07
Nvidia A40 (Large) 1x A40 48GB 10 72GB $2.61
Nvidia A100 (40GB) 1x A100 40GB 10 72GB $4.14
Nvidia A100 (80GB) 1x A100 80GB 10 144GB $5.04
2x Nvidia A40 (Large) 2x A40 96GB 20 144GB $5.22
2x Nvidia A100 (40GB) 2x A100 80GB 20 144GB $8.28
2x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 2x A100 160GB 20 288GB $10.08
4x Nvidia A40 (Large) 4x A40 192GB 40 288GB $10.44
4x Nvidia A100 (40GB) 4x A100 160GB 40 288GB $16.56
4x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 4x A100 320GB 40 576GB $20.16
8x Nvidia A40 (Large) 8x A40 384GB 48 680GB $20.88
8x Nvidia A100 (80GB) 8x A100 640GB 80 960GB $40.32

Shadeform's Pricing

Shadeform does not charge any fees to use their marketplace. You pay the same price as using the cloud providers directly.

Here are some example configurations:

GPU VRAM Price range (per hour)
Nvidia A4000 16 GB $0.30-0.80
Nvidia A6000 48 GB $0.57-1.93
Nvidia V100 16 GB $0.69-3.06
Nvidia L40S 48 GB $0.99-1.15
Nvidia A100 40 GB $1.29-3.19
Nvidia H100 80 GB $2.48-5.99

You can view the full list here.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that Replicate and Shadeform offer:

Service Replicate Shadeform
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Replicate
Website replicate.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2019
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro
Shadeform
Website shadeform.ai
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2023
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Replicate was last updated on Sept. 7, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.