Is Vultr's stable-diffusion-3.5-medium the best deal?

Serverless Inference · $0.01/mo

Competitively priced

Vultr's Stable Diffusion 3.5 pricing is competitive on headline rate, but the OVHcloud alternative offers a different service category (embeddings vs image generation) that isn't directly comparable. Both have significant hidden costs: Vultr charges variable bandwidth overages by data center, while OVHcloud adds Windows license surcharges, regional egress restrictions post-2026, and storage retrieval fees. Without knowing your actual usage pattern (bandwidth, region, storage), neither is clearly cheaper.

AI Endpoints bge-m3 (embedding)

$0.01/mo

Matches Vultr's $0.01/mo base rate and includes 99.99% SLA, but serves a different workload (text embeddings, not image generation).

Caveat: Not a true alternative: bge-m3 is an embedding model, not a diffusion model; Windows license surcharge ($0.039/vCore/hr) and APAC egress restrictions after mid-2026 add real costs.

Before you switch

Vultr's bandwidth overage rates vary by data center - request a quote for your specific region before committing
OVHcloud's service is fundamentally different (embeddings vs image generation); verify it solves your actual use case
OVHcloud's APAC egress loses free status after June-December 2026; factor in future egress costs if you're in that region
Neither provider's pricing includes Windows licenses in base cost; confirm OS requirements and add licensing fees to your TCO
Request per-gigabyte bandwidth rates and storage retrieval costs from both providers for your expected usage volume

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Comparable plans across providers

Provider	Plan	Price	Specs
OVHcloud	AI Endpoints · bge-m3 (embedding)	$0.01/mo	fp16 quantization. Input tokens $0.01/1M.	Visit

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