Provider Overview
Strengths & Best For
IBM Cloud provides H100 and A100 GPU instances with enterprise-grade compliance certifications including HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2, making it the default GPU cloud for regulated industries that cannot use less-compliant providers. On-demand and reserved billing options are available, with deep integration into the IBM Watson and watsonx AI ecosystem for enterprise AI workloads. The go-to choice for healthcare, government, and financial services organizations that need GPU compute within a fully compliant cloud environment.
- HIPAA and FedRAMP compliance
- Enterprise SLAs
- IBM Watson integration
- Global regions
Koyeb is a serverless GPU platform for deploying AI inference endpoints without managing infrastructure, with automatic scaling to zero and pay-per-use billing across EU and US regions. Git-based deployment and a simple dashboard make it easy to ship LLM inference APIs and AI model serving endpoints in minutes. A strong choice for teams that want zero-ops GPU inference with automatic scaling and no idle compute costs.
- Serverless — no infrastructure management
- Automatic scaling to zero
- EU and US regions
- Git-based deployment
Live GPU Pricing
Region Coverage
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IBM Cloud — hyperscaler provider
IBM Cloud provides H100 and A100 GPU instances with enterprise-grade compliance certifications including HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2, making it the default GPU cloud for regulated industries that cannot use less-compliant providers. On-demand and reserved billing options are available, with deep integration into the IBM Watson and watsonx AI ecosystem for enterprise AI workloads. The go-to choice for healthcare, government, and financial services organizations that need GPU compute within a fully compliant cloud environment.
Koyeb — specialist provider
Koyeb is a serverless GPU platform for deploying AI inference endpoints without managing infrastructure, with automatic scaling to zero and pay-per-use billing across EU and US regions. Git-based deployment and a simple dashboard make it easy to ship LLM inference APIs and AI model serving endpoints in minutes. A strong choice for teams that want zero-ops GPU inference with automatic scaling and no idle compute costs.
Billing model comparison
IBM Cloud uses a On-demand, Reserved billing model with a minimum commitment of None (on-demand). Koyeb uses Pay-per-use (serverless) billing with a None minimum. IBM Cloud's no-commitment on-demand model is more flexible for short-term or experimental workloads, while Koyeb's commitment requirement suits teams with predictable long-running jobs.
Which workloads each provider suits best
IBM Cloud is best suited for: Regulated industries, Enterprise compliance workloads, IBM ecosystem users. Its key strengths are hipaa and fedramp compliance, enterprise slas, ibm watson integration. Koyeb is best suited for: Inference API deployments, Serverless AI apps, Teams wanting zero-ops GPU. Its key strengths are serverless — no infrastructure management, automatic scaling to zero, eu and us regions. As a hyperscaler, IBM Cloud offers broader ecosystem integration and compliance certifications at a premium price. Koyeb as a specialist provider typically offers lower per-GPU rates for teams that don't need the full hyperscaler ecosystem.
Support tiers and region coverage
IBM Cloud offers Standard → Enterprise support across 2 regions (US, EU). Koyeb offers Community → Standard support across 2 regions (EU, US). Both providers have comparable region coverage — choose based on which specific regions overlap with your user base or data residency requirements.
Provider background: IBM Cloud vs Koyeb
IBM Cloud was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY. Koyeb was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Paris, France. IBM Cloud has 10 years more operational history than Koyeb, which may matter for teams evaluating provider stability and long-term contract risk. Use the live pricing table above to compare current on-demand and spot rates for specific GPU models, and the region map to verify coverage in your target geography.