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Fly.io vs gpu.nz
Fly.io runs full-stack apps close to users, lacking minute-based GPU rentals.
Fly.ioRun full-stack apps close to your users
gpu.nzCloud GPUs by the minute, driven by API, CLI or your AI agentWhich to pick
Pick Fly.io if you want…
- Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- Edge app deployment
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with OpenRouter, GitHub or Slack (on Fly.io's list, not gpu.nz's)
Pick gpu.nz if you want…
- Per-minute GPU rentals via API
- Open-source code (gpunz/gpunz-cli on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with Docker, SSH or Jupyter (on gpu.nz's list, not Fly.io's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Fly.io:Fly.io provides hardware-isolated Linux VMs (Sprites and Machines) that run close to users for AI agents and full-stack apps.
- gpu.nz:gpu.nz provides on-demand GPU server rentals billed per minute via API, CLI or UI.
- Best for
- Fly.io:Hardware-isolated edge VMs for agents
- gpu.nz:Per-minute GPU rentals via API
- Who it’s for
- Fly.io:Developers building AI agents, personal assistants, or apps that need low-latency edge compute.
- gpu.nz:Developers and AI researchers needing short-term GPU compute.
- Pricing
- Fly.io:Freemium
- gpu.nz:Paid
- Plans
- Fly.io:Machines shared-cpu-1x $0.0027 per hour · Machines performance-2x $0.0861 per hour · Sprites compute $0.07 / CPU-hour · Support Standard $29 per month · Support Premium $199 per month
- gpu.nz:—
- Open source
- Fly.io:—
- gpu.nz:Yes, 1 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Fly.io:OpenRouter, GitHub, Slack, any HTTP API
- gpu.nz:Docker, SSH, Jupyter, PyTorch, Ollama, vLLM, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI
Fly.io features
- Sprites. Sleep-aware VMs that checkpoint filesystem and services, allowing instant wake-up and rollback.
- Machines. Fast-booting, hardware-isolated VMs that scale to tens of thousands of users.
- Block Device Storage. Object-storage backed block device with automatic checkpointing and unlimited scaling.
- Connectors. Configure a credential once and share it across all Sprites with granular permissions and auto-rotation.
- Zero-Management Disk. Disk grows automatically up to 100 GB per Sprite, billed only for used bytes.
- Global Edge Network. Deploy in 18+ regions with <1 s boot time and 99.9 % SLA.
gpu.nz features
- Per-minute billing. Pay only for the exact minutes the GPU runs, with prices fixed at launch.
- API and CLI access. Control servers programmatically via an OpenAPI 3.1 REST API or the open-source gpunz CLI.
- Ready-to-run templates. Launch pre-configured environments like ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion, Ollama, vLLM, Jupyter, or your own Docker image.
- Global GPU pool. Access 3,886 GPUs across 62 countries with live price and stock updates.
- SSH and web UI access. Connect to running servers over SSH or through web interfaces for each environment.
- Interruptible servers. Cheaper bid-based instances that pause when outbid, ideal for batch jobs.
Fly.io vs gpu.nz FAQ
Is Fly.io or gpu.nz free?+
Fly.io has a free plan; paid plans start at $29/month (Support Standard). gpu.nz is paid.
Is Fly.io or gpu.nz open source?+
gpu.nz is open source (gpunz/gpunz-cli on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Fly.io.
Do Fly.io and gpu.nz integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Fly.io lists OpenRouter, GitHub, Slack and any HTTP API; gpu.nz lists Docker, SSH, Jupyter, PyTorch and 4 more.
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