Packet AI vs Spheron

Direct SSH access to GPU instances with full root control and native performance

VS Code and Jupyter environments accessible directly in the browser

Drop-in replacement for OpenAI APIs with automatic model discovery and streaming support

Deploy GPU instances in under 5 minutes without procurement cycles or contracts

Advanced scheduling technology that optimizes GPU utilization and reduces costs

Access GPU capacity from multiple cloud providers and certified data centers from one account, without separate signups per provider

Instances are billed by the minute with no minimum rental period or rounding up to the hour

Instances are typically ready in under two minutes with no approval workflow or provisioning queue

Compute spend across every connected provider is tracked in a single dashboard

Each VM or bare metal instance includes NVMe SSD storage, network bandwidth, a dedicated IP address and full root access

Spheron sources large clusters, specific hardware and InfiniBand configurations from its partner data center network, with a typical quote turnaround of 24-48 hours