Fireworks AI vs Phala Cloud
As of , Phala Cloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Fireworks AI $8.00 vs Phala Cloud $3.08 per GPU-hour on-demand — Phala Cloud is $4.92 (62%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Fireworks AI |  Phala Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.80 · 25 providers · lowest Gcore $1.71 | $8.00 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.08 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.92 (62%) | Phala Cloud |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $8.00 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 (31%) | Phala Cloud |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Fireworks AI and Phala Cloud, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Fireworks AI $8.00 vs Phala Cloud $3.08 per GPU-hour on-demand — Phala Cloud is $4.92 (62%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Fireworks AI $8.00 vs Phala Cloud $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Phala Cloud is $2.50 (31%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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