What is the difference between Packet AI and Scaleway?

Packet AI 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: Packet AI 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 Packet AI 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 9 different GPU models across both Packet AI and Scaleway, with 0 models available from both providers.

Packet AI vs Scaleway

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

Packet AI

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Packet AI GPUs

Scaleway GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.73/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 9Both available: 1Packet AI: 5Scaleway: 5

Showing 9 of 9 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:29:59 PM

GPU Model ↑	Packet AI Price	Scaleway Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.89/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.89/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
B200 180GB VRAM • Packet AI	$3.75/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
B200 180GB VRAM • Packet AI $3.75/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$3.22/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $3.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$3.55/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $3.55/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$8.42/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $8.42/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Packet AIScaleway	$0.92/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.73(44.2%)	Packet AI Scaleway Product Catalog API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.92/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.73(44.2%) Packet AI Scaleway Product Catalog API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.39/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.66/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.66/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.89/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.89/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
B200 180GB VRAM • Packet AI	$3.75/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
B200 180GB VRAM • Packet AI $3.75/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$3.22/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $3.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$3.55/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $3.55/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$8.42/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $8.42/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Product Catalog API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Product Catalog API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Packet AIScaleway	$0.92/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.73(44.2%)	Packet AI Scaleway Product Catalog API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.92/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.73(44.2%) Packet AI Scaleway Product Catalog API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.39/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Packet AI	$0.66/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Packet AI
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Packet AI $0.66/hour Updated: 11/1/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Packet AI

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 12Both available: 0Packet AI: 0Scaleway: 12

Showing 12 of 12 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:29:59 PM

Model ↑	Packet AI	Scaleway	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.449 in $0.898 out	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.673 in $2.02 out	—
Gemma 4 26B Google	Not available	$0.281 in $0.561 out	—
GLM-5.2 Z.ai	Not available	$2.02 in $6.17 out	—
GLM-5.3 Z.ai	Not available	$2.02 in $6.17 out	—
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	Not available	$0.168 in $0.673 out	—
Llama 3.3 70B Meta	Not available	$1.01 in $1.01 out	—
Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral	Not available	$1.68 in $8.42 out	—
Qwen 3 235B Alibaba	Not available	$0.842 in $2.53 out	—
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Alibaba	Not available	$0.673 in $4.04 out	—
Qwen3.6 35B A3B Alibaba	Not available	$0.281 in $1.68 out	—
Qwen3.8 27B Alibaba	Not available	$0.673 in $3.70 out	—

Features Comparison

Packet AI

Full Root SSH Access
Direct SSH access to GPU instances with full root control and native performance
Browser-Based Development
VS Code and Jupyter environments accessible directly in the browser
OpenAI-Compatible API
Drop-in replacement for OpenAI APIs with automatic model discovery and streaming support
Instant Setup
Deploy GPU instances in under 5 minutes without procurement cycles or contracts
Smart Resource Optimization
Advanced scheduling technology that optimizes GPU utilization and reduces costs

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

Packet AI

Advantages

Fast deployment under 5 minutes
Free unlimited data egress
OpenAI-compatible API for inference
Browser-based development environments (VS Code, Jupyter)

Considerations

B200s currently sold out, H200s coming soon
Newer provider with less established track record
Limited data center locations compared to major 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

Packet AI

Scaleway

Pricing Options

Packet AI

On-Demand Pricing

Pay per second with no long-term commitments or minimum usage requirements

Smart Scheduling

Advanced resource optimization that reduces costs by eliminating idle GPU time

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

Packet AI

Get Started

1
Sign up in seconds
Quick account creation with no credit card required to start
2
Select GPU type
Choose from available NVIDIA GPUs including RTX Pro 6000, H200s, and B200s
3
Deploy and connect
Instance ready in under 5 minutes with SSH access or web dashboard

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

Packet AI

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.