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packet.ai vs CoreWeave

Same NVIDIA GPUs.
56% less than CoreWeave. No cluster minimum.

packet.ai’s Dynamic model charges only for GPU cycles your workload actually consumes, not for the card sitting idle. CoreWeave’s B200 starts at $68.80/hr for a mandatory 8-GPU cluster: no single-GPU option, sales process required. packet.ai starts from a single B200 at $3.75/hr, self-serve, instantly.

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No credit card Single GPU, instant No sales process
56%cheaper
NVIDIA B200 · on-demand $/GPU-hr
–56%
lower price than CoreWeavefor the exact same silicon
packet.aiDynamic
$3.75
CoreWeaveHGX B200 cluster (8×)
$8.60
56%
lower price than CoreWeave
<5 min
to your first live GPU
99.99%
uptime SLA on Dedicated
1 GPU
minimum · no cluster required
Savings calculator

See what you’d save vs CoreWeave.

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packet.aiDynamic · $3.75/hr
$21,900/mo
CoreWeaveHGX B200 · $8.60/GPU-hr
$50,264/mo
You save
$340K/year
$28,364 saved per month
56% lower than CoreWeave
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Why it’s possible

Full GPU performance.
No cluster minimum. No sales call.

CoreWeave is an excellent infrastructure provider, but it’s built for enterprise teams running 8-GPU clusters who can go through a sales process. packet.ai’s software-defined platform gives your workload the same full-card NVIDIA B200 performance from a single GPU, on-demand, in under 5 minutes. You pay only for what your job actually runs.

CoreWeavereserved cluster billing
~40% used
~60% idle, you still pay $8.60/hr
packet.aiDynamic — consumption billing
you pay only for GPU cycles your workload uses
AI workloads average ~40% GPU utilisation. CoreWeave’s billing charges per GPU-hour regardless of usage. packet.ai’s Dynamic model bills only what you consume — producing 56%+ savings on the headline rate.

Single GPU from $3.75/hr

CoreWeave’s B200 minimum is an 8-GPU HGX cluster at $68.80/hr. packet.ai starts from a single NVIDIA B200 at $3.75/hr, no cluster commitment required.

Self-serve, no sales process

CoreWeave requires new customers to go through account managers and an onboarding process. packet.ai is fully self-serve: create a key, launch in under 5 minutes.

Zero idle charges

CoreWeave bills per-second for your reserved cluster. packet.ai’s Dynamic model bills only for GPU cycles your job actually consumes, saving on every idle second.

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 B200 from a single GPU with no 8-GPU cluster minimum
  • You need instant self-serve launch without a sales process or account manager
  • You want zero idle charges, paying only for GPU cycles your workload uses
  • You need transparent, published pricing rather than enterprise contract negotiation

CoreWeave may fit if…

  • You need 8-GPU+ B200 clusters at scale with CoreWeave’s enterprise networking
  • You have existing CoreWeave contracts and infrastructure integrations
  • You need their specific compliance certifications for regulated enterprise workloads
Side by side

packet.ai vs CoreWeave, in detail.

Capabilitypacket.airecommendedCoreWeave
Pricing modelDynamic (pay for actual GPU usage)Cluster reservation (8-GPU minimum)
B200 · on-demand$3.75/GPU-hr$8.60/GPU-hr (8× HGX B200 cluster)
Savings vs CoreWeave56% cheaperBaseline
Single GPU accessYes, from $3.75/hrNo, 8-GPU minimum ($68.80/hr)
Self-serve accessYes, instantNo, sales process required
Idle chargesNone. Dynamic modelYes. Cluster billed at full rate
Time to first GPUUnder 5 minutesDays to weeks (sales + onboarding)
Uptime SLA99.99% on DedicatedEnterprise SLA (commitment required)
Contract requiredNoneEnterprise commitment required
Start freeNo credit cardAccount + approval required
FAQ

packet.ai vs CoreWeave, answered.

For anything else, reach help@packet.ai.

Is packet.ai cheaper than CoreWeave for NVIDIA B200 GPUs?
Yes. packet.ai Dynamic delivers full-card B200 from $3.75/GPU-hr, approximately 56% less than CoreWeave’s $8.60/GPU-hr normalized from their $68.80/hr 8× cluster.
Can I rent a single B200 GPU on CoreWeave?
No. CoreWeave sells B200 only in 8-GPU cluster configurations at $68.80/hr. packet.ai offers single-GPU access from $3.75/hr.
Is CoreWeave available without a sales process?
No. CoreWeave requires a sales-led onboarding process. packet.ai is fully self-serve with launch in under 5 minutes.
Does packet.ai offer an uptime SLA like CoreWeave?
Yes. packet.ai Dedicated includes a 99.99% uptime SLA with no minimum spend. CoreWeave provides SLAs through committed infrastructure contracts.
Is there a contract required for CoreWeave or packet.ai?
packet.ai has no contract or minimum. Pay hourly, stop any time. CoreWeave involves committed terms, minimum cluster sizes, and account manager-led provisioning.
How does billing compare between CoreWeave and packet.ai?
CoreWeave bills per-second for reserved cluster capacity. packet.ai’s Dynamic model bills only for actual GPU cycles consumed, not for idle capacity.
Can I switch from CoreWeave to packet.ai without code changes?
Yes. Both use standard CUDA containers and SSH. Most workloads require no code changes. You can start with one GPU instead of eight.

Same GPUs.
No cluster minimum.

Switch from CoreWeave and launch a single B200 in under 5 minutes. From $3.75/GPU-hour, no cluster minimum, no sales process.

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No credit card · single GPU · hourly billing · US & EU