# Klio Compute vs Replicate

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

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

## In short

Replicate: A platform for running public machine-learning models by API and deploying your own models packaged with Cog.

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 Replicate is the better choice

- A large catalog of public models you can call by API without deploying anything, billed only for the time each request takes.
- Packaging your own model with Cog, its open-source tool.
- Listed prices for up to 8 H100, A100 or L40S GPUs per instance.

## Where Klio Compute differs

- Klio Compute runs your own Python functions, endpoints, queues, schedules and sandboxes, not a catalog of hosted models.
- `klio model deploy` puts an open model behind an OpenAI-compatible API on your own address in one command.
- 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.

## Features

Table: Features: Klio Compute and Replicate

| Feature | Klio Compute | Replicate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. ([source](https://replicate.com/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. Deployments can scale to zero. ([source](https://replicate.com/docs/topics/deployments)) |
| Billing per second or finer | Yes. Metered per second. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/pricing.md)) | Yes. Listed per second. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| 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. 2x listed; 4x and 8x marked as capacity under committed-spend contracts. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| Sandboxes | Yes. Create, run commands and code, read and write files. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/sandboxes.md)) | Not verified. |
| 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. |
| 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 API, and Cog for packaging models. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| Prepaid credit | Yes. Top up, set a monthly purchase limit; work stops at zero. ([docs](https://klio.tech/docs/pricing.md)) | Partly. Some accounts are billed via prepaid credit. ([source](https://replicate.com/docs/topics/billing)) |

## GPU prices per hour

Public list prices verified 8 November 2026 from [Replicate's pricing page](https://replicate.com/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 Replicate

| GPU | Klio Compute | Replicate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| H100 80 GB | Not available right now | $5.49/h — Listed as Nvidia H100 GPU, $0.001525/s. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| A100 80 GB | $2.49/h | $5.04/h — Listed as Nvidia A100 (80GB) GPU, $0.0014/s. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| L40S 48 GB | Not available right now | $3.51/h — Listed as Nvidia L40S GPU, $0.000975/s. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| A10 24 GB | $1.95/h | — — Not on Replicate's hardware list; the smallest GPU listed is a T4. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |
| L4 24 GB | $1.45/h | — — Not on Replicate's hardware list. ([source](https://replicate.com/pricing)) |

Replicate lists a price per second for each hardware type, which comes with a fixed CPU and RAM allocation. Private models on dedicated hardware are billed for setup and idle time as well as for requests.

Prices change; check Replicate'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

Replicate's pages read on 8 November 2026:

- [https://replicate.com/pricing](https://replicate.com/pricing)
- [https://replicate.com/docs/topics/deployments](https://replicate.com/docs/topics/deployments)
- [https://replicate.com/docs/topics/billing](https://replicate.com/docs/topics/billing)

## About this comparison

Replicate 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.