What's good about...
Scaleway
- Plenty managed services available, from queues to serverless to databases
- Wide range of server configurations: Bare-metal, ARM, GPUs, Apple silicon
- Uncomplicated, easy to use dashboard
- Based in Europe, may ease compliance requirements for some
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
How do Scaleway's prices compare against TheAI Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
TheAI Cloud Pricing Details
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
Same GPU, Both Providers
Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
Scaleway
On-Demand
TheAI Cloud
On-DemandReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)
Available Models
Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.Scaleway offers 5 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 1.
Heads 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
Here are some managed services that Scaleway and TheAI Cloud offer:
Company details
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TheAI Cloud
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|---|---|---|
| Website | scaleway.com | cloud.theai.com |
| Headquarters | France | United Arab Emirates |
| Founded | 1999 | -- |
| Data Center Locations | 10 | -- |
| Example Customers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai | -- |
Website
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TheAI Cloud
Headquarters
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TheAI Cloud
Founded
Scaleway
TheAI Cloud
Data Center Locations
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TheAI Cloud
Example Customers
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TheAI Cloud
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Aug. 23, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 23, 2026.