TheAI Cloud
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms of 24 or 36 months
- 2TB DDR5 and 30TB NVMe per node
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | TheAI Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Cloud and Zenlayer each offer 1 GPU model. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | TheAI Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
2 configs
|
$4.70 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | TheAI Cloud only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
TheAI Cloud bills reserved (24 or 36 months); Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | TheAI Cloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| 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 Cloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | -- |
| Headquarters | UAE | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 22 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | cloud.theai.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for TheAI Cloud was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 22, 2026.