What is the difference between Civo and Scaleway?

Civo and Scaleway are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Civo or Scaleway?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Civo and Scaleway?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 8 different GPU models across both Civo and Scaleway, with 0 models available from both providers.

Civo vs Scaleway

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Civo and Scaleway. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Civo GPUs

Scaleway GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.46/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 8Both available: 3Civo: 7Scaleway: 4

Showing 8 of 8 GPUs

Last updated: 10/6/2026, 11:55:37 PM

GPU Model ↑	Civo Price	Scaleway Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo	$0.69/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo $0.69/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo	$1.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $1.39/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo	$3.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Civo
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo $3.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$2.49/hr★ Best	$3.21/hr	↓$0.72(22.5%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $2.49/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $3.21/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.72(22.5%) Civo Scaleway Instances API
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo	$2.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo $2.99/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$5.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$8.40/hr 8x GPU	↓$2.91(34.7%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Civo $5.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.91(34.7%) Civo Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$0.89/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.76(46.0%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Civo $0.89/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.76(46.0%) Civo Scaleway Instances API

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo	$0.69/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Civo $0.69/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo	$1.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $1.39/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo	$3.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Civo
B200 180GB VRAM • Civo $3.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$2.49/hr★ Best	$3.21/hr	↓$0.72(22.5%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Civo $2.49/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $3.21/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.72(22.5%) Civo Scaleway Instances API
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo	$2.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Civo
H200 141GB VRAM • Civo $2.99/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Civo
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$5.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$8.40/hr 8x GPU	↓$2.91(34.7%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Civo $5.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.91(34.7%) Civo Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • CivoScaleway	$0.89/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.76(46.0%)	Civo Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Civo $0.89/hour Updated: 10/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.76(46.0%) Civo Scaleway Instances API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 8Both available: 0Civo: 0Scaleway: 8

Showing 8 of 8 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/6/2026, 11:55:37 PM

Model ↑	Civo	Scaleway	Input Diff ↕
GLM-5.2 Zhipu	Not available	$2.03 in $6.20 out	—
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	Not available	$0.169 in $0.676 out	—
Llama 3.3 70B Meta	Not available	$1.01 in $1.01 out	—
Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral	Not available	$1.69 in $8.45 out	—
Qwen 3 Coder 30B Alibaba	Not available	$0.225 in $0.901 out	—
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Alibaba	Not available	$0.676 in $4.06 out	—
Qwen3.6 35B A3B Alibaba	Not available	$0.282 in $1.69 out	—
Qwen3.8 27B Alibaba	Not available	$0.676 in $3.72 out	—

Features Comparison

Civo

Fast Kubernetes
K3s-based managed clusters that typically launch in under 90 seconds
GPU Cloud
NVIDIA B200, H200 SXM, H100 SXM, L40S 48GB, and A100 40/80GB options for AI training and inference, launchable on both Compute and Kubernetes
Public and Private Cloud
Public regions plus private cloud with CivoStack Enterprise and FlexCore appliances, including VMware alternative and migration paths for sovereignty needs
Predictable Pricing
Transparent hourly rates with no Kubernetes control-plane fees and free unlimited ingress and egress data transfer
Developer Tooling
CLI, API, Terraform provider, and Helm-ready clusters out of the box

Scaleway

GPU Instances
L4, L40S, H100 (PCIe and SXM) and B300-SXM (Blackwell) GPU instances in configurations from 1 to 8 GPUs.
Generative APIs
Serverless, pay-per-token access to hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, plus dedicated GPU deployments for models that need isolated capacity.
Bare Metal
Dedibox dedicated servers and cloud-integrated Elastic Metal alongside GPU and virtual instance compute.
Managed Kubernetes
Kapsule and Kosmos managed Kubernetes offerings for containerized workloads.
EU Data Sovereignty
Infrastructure across multiple multi-availability-zone European regions, with data residency in the EU.
Automation Tooling
Console, API, CLI and Terraform provider for provisioning and lifecycle automation.

Pros & Cons

Civo

Advantages

Very fast cluster provisioning and simple developer UX
Clear pricing with no managed control-plane charges
Free unlimited ingress and egress data transfer
Range of modern NVIDIA GPUs including B200/H200

Considerations

Smaller global region footprint than hyperscalers
GPU capacity can be limited depending on region
Fewer managed services compared to larger clouds

Scaleway

Advantages

GPU lineup spanning L4 through B300-SXM (Blackwell) in 1-8 GPU configurations
Two inference paths: serverless per-token Generative APIs and dedicated GPU deployments for the same model catalog
European headquarters with data residency across multiple multi-AZ EU regions
Free tier for trying Generative APIs, including a token allowance and audio transcription minutes

Considerations

On-demand hourly pricing only; no reserved or spot pricing published for GPU Instances
Some GPU types are limited to specific availability zones
Faster support response times require a paid support plan

Compute Services

Civo

Managed Kubernetes

K3s-based managed Kubernetes with fast launch times and built-in load balancers, ingress, and CNI.

Clusters typically ready in under 90 seconds
Built-in CNI and ingress with no control-plane fee

GPU Compute

On-demand NVIDIA GPU instances for AI training, inference, and 3D workloads.

Scaleway

Pricing Options

Civo

On-Demand GPU Instances

Hourly pricing for GPU compute with simple, per-accelerator rates and free unlimited data transfer

GPU Commitment Terms

Discounted hourly GPU rates in exchange for 6, 12, 24, or 36-month commitments

Pay-as-you-go Kubernetes

Node-based billing with a free control plane and free unlimited ingress and egress

Private Cloud Reservations

Dedicated CivoStack or FlexCore deployments for sovereignty and predictable spend

Scaleway

On-demand GPU Instances

Hourly per-instance billing for L4, L40S, H100 and B300-SXM configurations, with no reserved or spot options.

Generative APIs - Serverless

Pay-per-token billing for hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, with a discount for Batches API requests.

Generative APIs - Dedicated Deployment

Hourly billing by GPU resource type for isolated model hosting.

Bare Metal

Dedibox and Elastic Metal dedicated servers, billed separately from GPU compute.

Getting Started

Civo

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up and claim the trial credit to explore the platform
2
Pick a region
Choose from London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, New York, or Phoenix for public cloud deployments
3
Launch a cluster or GPU node
Create a Kubernetes cluster or start GPU compute with your preferred accelerator
4
Deploy your workload
Use kubectl, Helm, or Civo CLI to ship apps or ML stacks
5
Monitor and scale
Scale node pools, add GPU nodes, and watch usage from the dashboard or API

Scaleway

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up in the Scaleway console and complete identity verification.
2
Choose a region
Select an availability zone; some GPU types are limited to specific zones.
3
Launch a GPU Instance or call a Generative API
Provision a GPU Instance from the console, API, CLI or Terraform, or call a hosted model through the Generative APIs.
4
Connect and deploy
Connect to the running instance, or integrate the API endpoint into an application.
5
Monitor usage and get support
Track consumption in the console and reach support via ticket, with paid plans offering hotline access.

Support & Global Availability

Civo

Global Regions

Public regions in London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, New York, and Phoenix; private cloud available globally via CivoStack/FlexCore. Offices in London, Bengaluru, Austin, and Hamburg.

Support

Documentation, tutorials and learning resources, public status page, and ticketed/email support with sales and account team options for enterprise customers.

Scaleway

Global Regions

GPU Instances span multiple multi-availability-zone regions in Europe; Generative APIs (serverless and dedicated) are currently served from the Paris region.

Support

24/7 ticket support included on every plan; paid Advanced, Business and Enterprise tiers add hotline access, faster response times and, on Enterprise, a dedicated technical account manager. Additional resources include documentation, a community Slack and a public status page; support is offered in English and French.