TheAI Cloud
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
- 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 offers 2 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | TheAI Cloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
5 configs
|
$4.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | TheAI Cloud only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | TheAI Cloud only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 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) |
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 Sept. 12, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 12, 2026.