# Nebius vs RunPod

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** RunPod

| Attribute | Nebius | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.5 (41% (low)) | 62.7 (64% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Cloud infrastructure and services designed to support artificial intelligence development, including machine learning operations tools and managed model inference capabilities. It is indexed under GPU Cloud.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"What is Nebius?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nebius does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"How much does Nebius cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Nebius. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"What platforms does Nebius support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Nebius, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"Can Nebius be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Nebius, including Apache Spark, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, ClickHouse and Slack. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"What does Nebius integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Nebius. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Nebius not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://nebius.com/trust-center/soc-2","question":"What security certifications does Nebius have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Nebius is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the Netherlands.","source":"https://nebius.com","question":"Where is Nebius available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Runpod offers on-demand GPU infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. It provides both transient serverless compute and persistent instances for model training and development, eliminating infrastructure management requirements and charging only for time actively used. It is indexed under GPU Cloud.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"What is RunPod?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RunPod is a paid product; published pricing starts at $0.40. It is sold across 2 plans (T4 GPU and A100 80GB GPU). Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"How much does RunPod cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RunPod supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"What platforms does RunPod support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for RunPod, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"Can RunPod be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 18 integrations for RunPod, including GitHub, Docker Hub, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NVIDIA CUDA, Jupyter and VS Code, plus 10 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"What does RunPod integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for RunPod. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as RunPod not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/security-feature-priority-ai-hosting","question":"What security certifications does RunPod have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"RunPod is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/serverless-gpu-pricing","question":"Where is RunPod available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud infrastructure service for AI developers, offering managed Kubernetes clusters, serverless inference, built-in MLOps tooling, and access to high-performance GPU infrastructure. | A cloud GPU provider offering both serverless and on-demand compute resources for AI workloads, with pay-per-second or hourly billing, global availability across 30+ regions, and no long-term commitments. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"quote-only","slurm_support":true,"deployment_model":"managed-k8s","max_cluster_scale":"multi-node-cluster","kubernetes_support":true}` | `{"soc2":true,"multi_region":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"compute_model":"serverless_per_token","pricing_model":"on-demand-published","amd_gpu_support":false,"deployment_model":"serverless","max_cluster_scale":"multi-node-cluster","kubernetes_support":true,"per_second_billing":true,"spot_preemptible_pricing":true,"reserved_capacity_contracts":true,"openai_compatible_rest_api_schema":true,"bring_your_own_weights_byow_hosting":true,"hipaa_baa_compliance_for_medical_inference":true,"multimodal_vision_and_audio_in_out_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"Slack"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"HuggingFace"},{"name":"PyTorch"},{"name":"TensorFlow"},{"name":"NVIDIA CUDA"},{"name":"Jupyter"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Whisper"},{"name":"Stable Diffusion"},{"name":"YOLOv5"},{"name":"DreamBooth"},{"name":"LLaMA"},{"name":"OpenAI Python SDK"},{"name":"Bazel"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ELK Stack","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Contact sales for core product pricing. Free marketplace components available.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nebius.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T13:20:10.847Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Serverless GPU","description":"Pay-per-second serverless compute with automatic scaling from zero to 1,000+ requests per second","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud GPUs (On-Demand)","description":"Hourly pay-as-you-go GPU instances; available as Reserved (guaranteed) or Spot (interruptible, lower cost)","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Custom agreements with dedicated support and 99.99% uptime SLA","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing by the second or hour; no minimum commitments or long-term contracts","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/cloud-gpu-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T16:12:32.691Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | quote | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.runpod.io/articles/guides/secure-ai-deployments-soc2-compliance |

## Capabilities (GPU Cloud)

| Capability | Nebius | RunPod |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Managed k8s | Serverless |
| Interconnect | - | - |
| Max cluster scale | Multi node cluster | Multi node cluster |
| Kubernetes support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slurm support | ✓ | - |
| Spot preemptible pricing | - | ✓ |
| Per second billing | - | ✓ |
| Reserved capacity contracts | - | ✓ |
| Amd GPU support | - | ✗ |
| SOC2 | - | ✓ |
| Multi region | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Quote only | On demand published |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:52:02.441Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*