Nebius AI Cloud vs Spheron
GPU specialist against peer marketplace, priced against each other on the 3 GPUs both of them rent. Published per-GPU on-demand rates as each provider last stated them, with what their own pages say about billing, commitment and egress beside the numbers.
Nebius AI Cloud is cheaper on 3 of the 3 cards both of them rent, by a median of 8%.
- How they sell
- GPU specialist An operator whose whole business is renting these cards.
- GPU models
- 8 18 offers
- Registered in
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- How they sell
- Peer marketplace A stranger whose machine the platform vets to some degree. Reliability, bandwidth and how long the machine stays online vary by host, not just by price.
- GPU models
- 11 17 offers
- Registered in
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
These are not the same product. A GPU specialist and a peer marketplace differ in who your counterparty is, which is why the rates below can be far apart without either being wrong. The prices are comparable; what stands behind them is not.
The 3 cards both of them rent, cheapest published per-GPU on-demand rate each. Dearest first.
| GPU | Nebius AI Cloud | Spheron | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 SXM6 288GB | $9.50/hr | $10.37/hr | 8% cheaper on Nebius AI Cloud |
| NVIDIA H200 SXM5 141GB | $5.40/hr | $5.65/hr | 4% cheaper on Nebius AI Cloud |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96GB | $1.80/hr | $2.35/hr | 23% cheaper on Nebius AI Cloud |
Per GPU per hour, on-demand list prices as each provider last published them. Rates exclude tax and vary by region; a cheaper rate is not the same machine, the same network or the same support.
| Nebius AI Cloud | Spheron | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing granularityOn short jobs this outweighs the rate: an hour minimum on a 90-second run costs more than a 30% dearer per-second rate. | Per GPU-hour | Per minute |
| Minimum commitment | $25 first payment; no term | None on dedicated or spot |
| Payment model | Bank card or bank transfer; PDF invoices by email | Prepaid credits, USD; enterprise invoicing on request |
| Free credits | Promo codes grant free credits | not stated |
| Egress | Free | Network bandwidth included in the hourly rate |
| Uptime SLA | 99.50% for Compute; compensation 10–30% of fees | 99.9% |
| Regions | 6 public regions: Finland, France, Israel, Kansas City (US), UK ×2 | North America, Europe, Asia Pacific |
Neither site tells you whether a commitment auto-renews, how long you have to dispute a bill or how much warning you get before maintenance. We looked on both and record the absence rather than filling it in — if you need any of it, ask before you commit.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB$4.50/hr
- NVIDIA B200 SXM6 180GB$8.50/hr
- NVIDIA RTX 4090 24GB$0.48/hr
- NVIDIA RTX 5090 32GB$0.68/hr
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GB$0.78/hr
- NVIDIA L40S 48GB$0.96/hr
- NVIDIA A100 80GB$1.43/hr
- NVIDIA GH200 96GB$3.02/hr
Is Nebius AI Cloud cheaper than Spheron?
Nebius AI Cloud is cheaper on 3 of the 3 cards both of them rent, by a median of 8%.
Which GPUs do Nebius AI Cloud and Spheron both rent?
NVIDIA B300 SXM6 288GB, NVIDIA H200 SXM5 141GB, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96GB — 3 in total, on published per-GPU on-demand rates.
What is the cheapest GPU at Nebius AI Cloud and at Spheron?
Of the cards both rent, Nebius AI Cloud starts at $1.80 per GPU-hour and Spheron at $2.35.
Are Nebius AI Cloud and Spheron the same kind of provider?
No. Nebius AI Cloud is a GPU specialist — an operator whose whole business is renting these cards. Spheron is a peer marketplace — a stranger whose machine the platform vets to some degree. Reliability, bandwidth and how long the machine stays online vary by host, not just by price. The rates are comparable; what stands behind them is not.