# Klio Compute vs Baseten

> Klio Compute and Baseten side by side: where each is the better choice, features, and GPU prices per hour from Baseten's own pricing page.

Canonical page: https://klio.tech/compare/klio-vs-baseten

## In short

Baseten: An inference platform with per-token Model APIs, dedicated autoscaling deployments of your own models, training and sandboxes.

Klio Compute: serverless GPUs for Python. Run a function on a GPU with one decorator, deploy endpoints, task queues, schedules and sandboxes, or put an open model behind an OpenAI-compatible API, and pay per second from prepaid credit.

## Where Baseten is the better choice

- Model APIs: open models priced per million tokens, with nothing to deploy.
- Multi-node deployments for models that don't fit on one machine.
- Reserved and priority capacity, volume discounts and custom terms for production scale.
- B200 instances and H100 MIG slices on its price list.

## Where Klio Compute differs

- Klio Compute runs any Python function, queue, schedule or sandbox from a decorator, not only model servers.
- Prepaid credit: work stops at zero instead of running up an invoice, and a monthly purchase limit caps what can be spent.
- Modal code runs with one changed import line, and `klio migrate --check` reports what works before you change anything.
- GPU prices follow the market and are shown live; a running container keeps the price it started at.

## Features

Table: Features: Klio Compute and Baseten

| Feature | Klio Compute | Baseten |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serverless GPU functions or containers | Yes. Functions, endpoints, task queues and schedules on a GPU from one decorator. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/gpus.md)) | Yes. Dedicated GPU deployments with usage-based billing. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| Scale to zero | Yes. Endpoints and models stop when idle and start on the next request. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/endpoints.md)) | Yes. Min replicas defaults to 0. ([source](https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/autoscaling/overview)) |
| Billing per second or finer | Yes. Metered per second. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/pricing.md)) | Not verified. Prices are listed per minute. |
| Several GPUs in one container | Yes. 1, 2, 4 or 8 GPUs of one type; more than one needs a paid workspace. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/gpus.md)) | Yes. Instance types such as H100:8, and multi-node deployments. ([source](https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/resources)) |
| Sandboxes | Yes. Create, run commands and code, read and write files. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/sandboxes.md)) | Yes. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| Volumes | Yes. Named volumes mounted into any container. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/volumes.md)) | Not verified. |
| OpenAI-compatible model serving | Yes. `klio model deploy`, for the models `klio model list` shows. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/models.md)) | Not verified. Model APIs are priced per token; their API format wasn't on the pages read. |
| Runs Modal code with an import change | Yes. `import klio_compute.compat as modal`; a few features are refused with a clear message. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/migrate-from-modal.md)) | No. Its own deployment configuration. ([source](https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/resources)) |
| Prepaid credit | Yes. Top up, set a monthly purchase limit; work stops at zero. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/pricing.md)) | Not verified. |

## GPU prices per hour

Public list prices verified 8 November 2026 from [Baseten's pricing page](https://www.baseten.co/pricing). Klio Compute's prices are live, checked Nov 8, 09:00 UTC. GPU prices follow the market and are checked every few minutes. A running container keeps the price it started at.

Table: GPU price per hour: Klio Compute and Baseten

| GPU | Klio Compute | Baseten |
| --- | --- | --- |
| H100 80 GB | Not available right now | $6.50/h — Listed as H100 (80 GiB VRAM), $0.10833/min. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| A100 80 GB | $2.49/h | $4.00/h — Listed as A100 (80 GiB VRAM), $0.06667/min. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| L40S 48 GB | Not available right now | — — Not on Baseten's compute price list. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| A10 24 GB | $1.95/h | $1.21/h — Listed as A10G, $0.02012/min. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |
| L4 24 GB | $1.45/h | $0.85/h — Listed as L4 (24 GiB VRAM), $0.01414/min. ([source](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)) |

Baseten lists dedicated compute per minute for each instance type, which includes its CPU and memory.

Prices change; check Baseten's page before deciding. GPU price only, per GPU-hour; CPU, memory, storage and network may be billed separately, and discounts and committed-use prices aren't shown.

## Sources

Baseten's pages read on 8 November 2026:

- [https://www.baseten.co/pricing](https://www.baseten.co/pricing)
- [https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/autoscaling/overview](https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/autoscaling/overview)
- [https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/resources](https://docs.baseten.co/deployment/resources)

## About this comparison

Baseten is a trademark of its owner. Klio Compute is not affiliated with it; names are used only to identify the products compared. "Not verified" means the vendor's pages we read didn't settle it either way. Corrections are welcome at support@klio.tech.