What is the difference between fal.ai and Hexgrid Cloud?

fal.ai and Hexgrid Cloud 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: fal.ai or Hexgrid Cloud?

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 fal.ai and Hexgrid Cloud?

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 13 different GPU models across both fal.ai and Hexgrid Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

fal.ai vs Hexgrid Cloud

Compare GPU pricing between fal.ai and Hexgrid Cloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

fal.ai

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

fal.ai GPUs

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Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.13/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 13Both available: 2fal.ai: 3Hexgrid Cloud: 12

Showing 13 of 13 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 1:04:14 AM

GPU Model ↑	fal.ai Price	Hexgrid Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • fal.aiHexgrid Cloud	$6.25/hr★ Best	$7.50/hr	↓$1.25(16.7%)	fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • fal.ai $6.25/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud $7.50/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.25(16.7%) fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.75/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.75/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$4.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $4.20/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • fal.ai	$8.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	fal.ai
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • fal.ai $8.50/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Not Available fal.ai
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.00/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.45/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.45/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.88/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.20/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • fal.aiHexgrid Cloud	$2.99/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.00(+50.3%)	fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • fal.ai $2.99/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 Hexgrid Cloud $1.99/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.00(+50.3%) fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • fal.aiHexgrid Cloud	$6.25/hr★ Best	$7.50/hr	↓$1.25(16.7%)	fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • fal.ai $6.25/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud $7.50/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.25(16.7%) fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.75/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.75/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$4.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $4.20/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • fal.ai	$8.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	fal.ai
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • fal.ai $8.50/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Not Available fal.ai
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.00/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.45/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.45/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.88/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.20/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • fal.aiHexgrid Cloud	$2.99/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.00(+50.3%)	fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • fal.ai $2.99/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 Hexgrid Cloud $1.99/hour Updated: 9/23/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.00(+50.3%) fal.ai Hexgrid Cloud

Features Comparison

fal.ai

Hosted Model Catalog
Production endpoints for image, video and audio models billed by output unit (per image, per megapixel, per second or per video)
Custom GPU Deployments
Run private models on dedicated NVIDIA GPUs with autoscaling and scale-to-zero
Optimized Runtimes
Inference engines tuned for diffusion and audio workloads

Hexgrid Cloud

Fast GPU Deployment
Launch any GPU in 60 seconds with dedicated hardware.
Private LLM Deployment
Deploy private LLMs with minimal setup.
Direct SSH Access
Connect directly to GPUs over SSH with full root access.
Compatible API Integration
OpenAI-compatible API for private models.
Certified Infrastructure
GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II compliant.

Pros & Cons

fal.ai

Advantages

Strong catalog of generative media models behind a single API
Per-second billing for serverless GPU deployments
Specialized inference optimizations for diffusion and audio

Considerations

Less suited to long-running fixed-instance training
Custom GPU deployments require contacting support to get started
Lower-tier consumer GPUs are not part of the catalog

Hexgrid Cloud

Advantages

Dedicated GPU access for specific workloads.
Supports multiple regions including US, EU, and APAC.
No minimum usage requirements.

Considerations

Limited information available on support options.
Pricing for specific configurations not disclosed.

Compute Services

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Hexgrid Cloud

Pricing Options

fal.ai

Output-Based Model API Pricing

Hosted model endpoints billed per generated output unit — per image, per megapixel, per second of video or per video

Per-Second GPU Pricing

Custom deployments billed per second of GPU runtime, with scale-to-zero

Enterprise Contracts

Volume commitments and dedicated capacity for high-throughput customers, with discounted GPU rates below the published list price

Hexgrid Cloud

Getting Started

fal.ai

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up and generate an API key
2
Pick a hosted model or upload your own
Choose from the catalog or define a custom GPU-backed deployment
3
Call the API
Invoke endpoints from any language using the REST or SDK clients

Hexgrid Cloud

Get Started

1
Choose a Model
Select an open-weight model appropriate for your use case.
2
Select a GPU
Match your workload with the suitable GPU specifications.
3
Deploy and Get API
Launch the model and acquire your inference API endpoint.

Support & Global Availability

fal.ai

Global Regions

Multi-region serverless infrastructure

Support

Documentation, community channels and enterprise support for paid customers

Hexgrid Cloud

Global Regions

US, EU, APAC

Support

Email or chat