What's good about...
Salad
- 60,000+ daily active GPUs across 191 countries
- Consumer GPU range from GTX 1050 Ti to RTX 5090
- Rates well below datacenter GPU clouds
- Fully managed container engine, Kubernetes-compatible deployments
- Secure Cloud option for enterprise datacenter GPUs
TheAI Cloud
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Per-minute billing, no minimum order
- Reserved terms of 1-12 months
- NVLink 5 and InfiniBand for multi-node training
Price comparison
Salad Pricing
Salad bills per hour for resources actually consumed, with no commitments. Instances are priced by component, combining the GPU rate with per-vCPU and per-GB memory rates, plus a priority level that trades cost against scheduling preference. Volume discounts are available for large deployments.
TheAI Cloud Pricing
TheAI Cloud offers two billing models:
- Pay-as-you-go: billed per minute against a prepaid balance, with no minimum order. Opens with capacity in Q4 2026.
- Reserved: terms of 1-12 months, with longer commitments priced lower. 30% prepayment required.
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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Available Models
Salad offers 33 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 2.
RTX 4090Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
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Company details
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| Website | salad.com | cloud.theai.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United Arab Emirates |
| Founded | 2018 | -- |
| Data Center Locations | -- | -- |
| Example Customers | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai | -- |
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Our data for Salad was last updated on Aug. 3, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 3, 2026.