What's good about...

Scaleway logo 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 logo 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 Scaleway
$11.81 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$45.55 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Scaleway Scaleway
$193.58 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Scaleway Scaleway
$10.75 / mo 100 GB SSD · €0.00013 / GB / hour (Low Latency 5K)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Scaleway Scaleway
$18.19 / mo 1 TB (Standard Multi-AZ)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Scaleway Scaleway
$19.02 / mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo.
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Scaleway Scaleway
$41.35 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Scaleway Scaleway
$39.69 / mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Scaleway Scaleway
$32.94 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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TheAI Cloud logo 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

Starting Price

Scaleway Scaleway
$0.90/hr
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
$5.30/hr

Billing Options

Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
On-DemandReserved (3mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (6mo)

Available Models

Scaleway offers 5 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 2.

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

Company details

Website
Scaleway Scaleway
scaleway.com
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
cloud.theai.com
Headquarters
Scaleway Scaleway
France
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
United Arab Emirates
Founded
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Data Center Locations
Scaleway Scaleway
10
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Example Customers
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Aug. 3, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 3, 2026.