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packet.ai vs CoreWeave

Same NVIDIA A100 80GB.
47% less than CoreWeave.
No reservation form.

packet.ai is 47% cheaper than CoreWeave for NVIDIA A100 80GB: $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated versus CoreWeave’s $2.70/hr 8-GPU node (normalized). packet.ai is fully self-serve with a published rate, a 99.99% uptime SLA, and EU data residency built in.

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No credit card 99.99% uptime SLA No reservation form
47%cheaper
NVIDIA A100 80GB · $/GPU-hr
-47%
lower price than CoreWeavefor the exact same silicon
packet.aiDedicated
$1.43
CoreWeave8-GPU node (normalized)
$2.70
47%
lower price than CoreWeave 8-GPU node (normalized)
<5 min
to your first live GPU
99.99%
uptime SLA on Dedicated
$0
to start · no card, no minimums
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packet.aiDedicated · $1.43/hr
$8,352/mo
CoreWeave$2.70/hr
$15,768/mo
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$89K/year
$7,416 saved per month
47% lower than CoreWeave
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Snapshot at 8 NVIDIA A100 80GB GPUs running 24/7 (730 hrs/mo) at packet.ai Dedicated $1.43/GPU-hr vs CoreWeave 8-GPU node (normalized) $2.70/GPU-hr (Aug 2026).

Why it’s possible

Full GPU performance.
Published pricing. No reservation queue.

CoreWeave's published A100 80GB rate works out to $2.70/hr per GPU when normalized from its 8-GPU node pricing, and CoreWeave bills GPU, CPU, RAM and storage as separate line items. packet.ai is a single published rate of $1.43/hr Dedicated per GPU — no node minimums, no à la carte components.

Published pricing, no form

packet.ai publishes $1.43/hr Dedicated openly for NVIDIA A100 80GB. You can budget from day one without a reservation form, sales call, or approval queue.

One GPU, one price

CoreWeave's A100 is sold as part of an 8-GPU node with GPU, CPU, RAM and storage billed separately. packet.ai lets you deploy a single A100 80GB at a flat $1.43/hr with no node minimum.

99.99% uptime SLA

packet.ai Dedicated includes a contractual 99.99% uptime SLA on every A100 80GB instance, backed by the platform.

Built by hosted.ai

Not a marketplace.
A 25-year infrastructure company.

packet.ai is the neocloud built by hosted.ai, the team that previously built OnApp and shipped infrastructure at VMware, NVIDIA and the Xen project. We’re doing for GPUs what VMware did for CPUs two decades ago: turning idle, single-tenant hardware into elastic, software-defined capacity. Backed by $23.6M led by Creandum.

PedigreeOnAppVMwareNVIDIAXen / CitrixSunlight.io
25+
years building infrastructure software
6,000+
cloud deployments powered by OnApp
40+
engineers building packet.ai
$23.6M
raised, led by Creandum
The verdict

Which should you choose?

Choose packet.ai if…

  • You want A100 80GB access at a published rate with no reservation form
  • You need a 99.99% uptime SLA with no minimum spend
  • You want a single GPU, not an 8-GPU node minimum
  • You need EU data residency with a DPA for regulated workloads

CoreWeave may fit if…

  • Your workload needs CoreWeave's InfiniBand-networked multi-node clusters
  • You have a multi-year committed contract already in place with CoreWeave
  • You need CoreWeave's Kubernetes-native orchestration for large distributed jobs
Side by side

packet.ai vs CoreWeave, in detail.

Capabilitypacket.airecommendedCoreWeave
A100 80GB rate$1.43 / GPU-hr$2.70 / GPU-hr (8-GPU node (normalized))
Savings vs CoreWeave47% cheaperBaseline
Access modelSelf-serve, published price8-GPU node (normalized)
Time to first GPUUnder 5 minutesMinutes to hours
Uptime SLA99.99% on DedicatedVaries by tier
Contract requiredNoneVaries by tier
RegionsEU · data residency + DPAUS-East, US-West, EU-West
Start freeNo credit cardAccount required

CoreWeave rate $2.70/GPU-hr (8-GPU node (normalized)) as of August 2026.

FAQ

packet.ai vs CoreWeave, answered.

For anything else, reach help@packet.ai.

Is packet.ai cheaper than CoreWeave for NVIDIA A100 80GB?
Yes. packet.ai delivers NVIDIA A100 80GB at $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated, approximately 47% less than CoreWeave’s $2.70/hr 8-GPU node (normalized) rate. Both run the same NVIDIA A100 80GB HBM2e silicon.
Does packet.ai require a reservation form for A100 80GB?
No. packet.ai is fully self-serve: sign up, create an SSH key, and launch an A100 80GB in under 5 minutes with no form or approval queue.
Does packet.ai have a 99.99% SLA for A100 80GB?
Yes. packet.ai Dedicated includes a 99.99% uptime SLA on every A100 80GB instance, with no minimum spend required.
Can I rent a single A100 on CoreWeave?
CoreWeave sells A100 as part of an 8-GPU node with GPU, CPU, RAM and storage billed separately. packet.ai lets you deploy a single A100 80GB Dedicated instance with no node minimum.
What is packet.ai’s pricing model for A100 80GB?
packet.ai charges a flat $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated rate for NVIDIA A100 80GB, published openly with no hidden fees. A team running inference on a single A100 80GB pays roughly $1,044/month at 24/7 utilisation.
Can I migrate from CoreWeave to packet.ai without code changes?
Yes. Both platforms use standard CUDA containers and SSH access. Most workloads migrate with no code changes — same NVIDIA A100 80GB hardware, same CUDA stack.
What regions does packet.ai support vs CoreWeave for A100 80GB?
packet.ai runs A100 80GB in the EU (Frankfurt) with data residency and a DPA for regulated workloads. CoreWeave operates across US-East, US-West, EU-West.

Same GPUs.
47% less. No reservation form.

Switch from CoreWeave and launch an A100 80GB in under 5 minutes. From $1.43/GPU-hour, published pricing, 99.99% uptime SLA.

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No credit card · published pricing · 99.99% SLA · EU