TheAI
vs
Verda
Both rent Blackwell GPUs. TheAI rents whole 8-GPU nodes on reserved terms, while Verda rents single GPUs on demand with spot pricing.
What's good about each
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Sites in Iowa, Mexico City, London and Luxembourg
- A network port per GPU on B300 and H100 nodes
- Nvidia GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
- On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
- EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
- Powered by 100% renewable energy
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | TheAI | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $21.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $36.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $20.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
TheAI offers 3 GPU models, while Verda offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | TheAI | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$6.70 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $11.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) · sold out | 40% cheaper on TheAI |
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$3.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | $4.93 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) · sold out | 33% cheaper on TheAI |
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$2.55 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $6.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) · sold out | 58% cheaper on TheAI |
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-- | $4.66 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
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-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
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-- | $0.85 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
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-- | $7.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
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-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
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-- | $0.12 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
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-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
TheAI bills reserved (6, 12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months); Verda bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | TheAI | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | TheAI | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2018 |
| Headquarters | UAE | Finland |
| Locations | 4 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University |
| Website | cloud.theai.com | verda.com |
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Our data for TheAI was last updated on Nov. 12, 2026, and for Verda on Nov. 12, 2026.