# GPUBank vs Koyeb

> Koyeb is a French serverless platform from Boulogne-Billancourt that runs containers in microVMs and bills GPU instances by the second, with autoscaling and scale-to-zero; it announced in February 2026 that it is joining Mistral AI. Its H100, form factor not published, costs $2.50 per GPU-hour; GPUBank charges $1.85 for an H100 SXM. Koyeb is built for inference endpoints that sleep when idle; GPUBank rents GPU instances with SSH, takes crypto and charges no plan fee.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-koyeb
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Koyeb's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Koyeb: https://www.koyeb.com, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- GPUBank: https://gpubank.io, GPU cloud billed per second at an all-in hourly price (vCPU, RAM, NVMe, one IPv4 and traffic included), prepaid balance topped up in crypto.

## Verdict

**Scale-to-zero inference and a contractual SLA at Koyeb. Lower GPU prices and no plan fee at GPUBank.**

Koyeb suits teams that deploy containerised inference APIs and want autoscaling, scale-to-zero and Terraform or Pulumi automation, with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 listed on its Enterprise plan. For the GPUs both of us rent, GPUBank costs 17 to 56 % less per GPU-hour. New Koyeb users must pay a plan of at least $29 per month, by card only, and most of its GPU types run only in North America. GPUBank has no plan fee, takes crypto, includes traffic and IPv4, and gives SSH access in Europe, the US and Singapore.

Score over 25 points: GPUBank ahead on 8, even on 9, Koyeb ahead on 8.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Koyeb | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $2.50, H100 (SXM or PCIe not published) | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.50, RTX 4000 SFF Ada | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Paused Services not charged | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | Not published | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Metered past an allowance; sources conflict | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not accepted | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners, Discover, UnionPay | No |
| Minimum deposit | None; $29 card pre-authorization hold | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 11, including Tenstorrent n300s | 10 |
| Regions | 11 listed; most GPU types in North America | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | Yes, with scale-to-zero | No |
| Availability target | 99.9 % on Scale, 99.99 % on Enterprise | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 2 and ISO 27001 listed on Enterprise | None published |
| Support | Email and chat on Pro; 24x7 on Enterprise | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT)

| GPU | Koyeb | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXM | $5.50 (serverless) | $4.15 | -25 % |
| H200 SXM | $3.00 (serverless) | $2.49 | -17 % |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $2.20 (serverless) | $1.15 | -48 % |
| A100 SXM | $2.15 (serverless) | $0.95 | -56 % |
| L40S | $1.20 (serverless) | $0.55 | -54 % |

## When to pick Koyeb

- Serverless GPU Services with autoscaling and scale-to-zero
- Paused Services are not charged
- 99.9 % SLA on Scale and 99.99 % on Enterprise, with service credits
- SOC 2 and ISO 27001 listed on Enterprise, public GDPR DPA
- Pulumi provider, Sandboxes SDK and Tenstorrent accelerators

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85, against $2.50 for an H100 of unstated form factor
- H200 at $2.49 and B200 at $4.15, against $3.00 and $5.50
- No monthly plan fee, where Koyeb Pro starts at $29 per month
- Crypto top-ups with no card hold or validation delay
- All traffic and a public IPv4 included, and SSH on every instance

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Koyeb for GPUs?

Yes, on every GPU both of us list. Koyeb charges $2.50 per GPU-hour for an H100 whose form factor it does not publish, $3.00 for an H200 and $1.20 for an L40S. GPUBank charges $1.85 for an H100 SXM, $2.49 for an H200 and $0.55 for an L40S. An L40S for a 720-hour month costs $864.00 on Koyeb and $396.00 on GPUBank.

### Does Koyeb require a monthly plan?

Yes, for new users. Koyeb now requires a paid plan: Pro at $29 per month, which includes $10 of compute, or Scale at $299 per month, which includes $100. GPUBank has no plan fee and bills only what you run, from a prepaid balance.

### Does Koyeb accept crypto?

No. Koyeb's pricing FAQ lists card brands only, charged monthly through Stripe after a $29 pre-authorization hold. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins, with no card.

### Which is better for inference that is idle most of the day?

Koyeb. Its GPU Services can scale to zero after an idle period, and paused Services are not charged. GPUBank has no serverless product; you stop an instance yourself and then pay only for its disk, at $0.03 per GB-month.

### Is Koyeb part of Mistral AI?

Koyeb announced a definitive agreement to join Mistral AI on 17 February 2026, subject to closing conditions. The platform keeps operating and billing directly and will gradually become part of Mistral Compute.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Koyeb and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.

## Sources

- https://www.koyeb.com/pricing: GPU prices and specs, plans, egress, SLA tiers, compliance claims
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/instances: Per-second/hour/month prices, instance specs (docs variant)
- https://app.koyeb.com/v1/catalog/instances?limit=100: GPU prices per second/hour, regions, availability status
- https://app.koyeb.com/v1/catalog/regions?limit=100: Region and datacenter list
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/regions: Core regions
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/faqs/pricing: Billing, card verification, payment methods, currency, taxes
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/volumes: Persistent storage limits
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/snapshots: Snapshots
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/run-and-scale/scale-to-zero: Idle behaviour for GPU services
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/accounts: Sign-up methods
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/legal/sla: SLA mechanics, service credits
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/legal/data-processing-agreement: GDPR DPA, subcontractors
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/legal/terms: Legal entity, address, governing law
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/integrations/infrastructure-as-code/terraform: Official Terraform provider
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/integrations/infrastructure-as-code/pulumi: Pulumi provider
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/reference/api: REST API, OpenAPI
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/sandboxes/sandbox-quickstart: Python and JavaScript SDKs
- https://www.koyeb.com/docs/hardware/nvidia-a100: A100 PCIe vs SXM distinction

Prices change: check both providers before buying. Koyeb is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Koyeb.