# Nebius vs OpenScale

> Nebius is a European AI cloud with 60+ open models and dedicated SLAs. OpenScale is a new API selling one open model at very low prices.

Canonical: https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/nebius-vs-openscale · By The Subconscious Team · Updated October 11, 2026

## How they compare

Nebius serves 60+ open models through Token Factory from $0.06 per million input tokens, with dedicated endpoints on a 99.9% SLA, EU or US placement, uploaded fine-tunes and raw GPUs on the same account. OpenScale serves DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at $0.06 in, $0.003 cached and $0.24 out per million tokens under a 50% promotion, at 200+ tokens per second, with a fast tier at about twice the speed. It speaks the Anthropic, OpenAI Responses and Chat Completions formats, keeps no Chat or Messages bodies, and lists a single Singapore datacenter.

Nebius is the pick for regulated European buyers, model choice, fine-tunes and production endpoints with an SLA. OpenScale fits teams that only need DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for coding agents and want the lowest cached-input price, and that can live without dedicated capacity or a published SLA.

## What each one does

### Nebius

Nebius is an Amsterdam-headquartered AI cloud and the strongest European alternative to the US hyperscalers. It sells raw NVIDIA GPU compute, from H100s at $2.15 an hour preemptible up to GB300 NVL72 racks, and it has begun adding Vera Rubin. Hyperscale buyers back it: a Microsoft capacity deal worth about $17.4B in September 2025, then a Meta agreement worth up to about $27B in March 2026.

### OpenScale

OpenScale is a Y Combinator-backed inference API built by LatentSpace and run out of Singapore. It sells open models behind one endpoint that speaks Chat Completions, the OpenAI Responses API and Anthropic Messages, so Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, GitHub Copilot, Zed and other coding agents can point at it with a base URL and key. Its public catalog today is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in two versions, standard and fast, both with a 1M token context window and up to 384K output tokens.

## Which is best, and when

### Choose Nebius for

- EU data residency
- Dedicated endpoints with a 99.9% SLA
- A wide open-model catalog plus GPUs

### Choose OpenScale for

- Very cheap DeepSeek V4.1 Flash calls
- Cache-heavy coding agent traffic
- Quick setup in Claude Code or Codex

## At a glance

| Attribute | Nebius | OpenScale |
|---|---|---|
| Model access | Open weights, 60+ models | Open weights |
| Flagship models | DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K3, MiniMax M3, GLM | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Speed | Among top hosts on throughput | 200+ tok/s; fast tier ~2x |
| Price | From $0.06 per 1M input | $0.06 in, $0.24 out (promo, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) |
| Customization | Serve uploaded fine-tunes | N/A |
| Deployment | Token Factory, dedicated, raw GPUs | Serverless API |
| Long context | Varies by model | 1M context |

## FAQ

### What is the difference between Nebius and OpenScale?

Nebius is a European AI cloud with 60+ open models and dedicated SLAs. OpenScale is a new API selling one open model at very low prices.

### When should I choose Nebius over OpenScale?

EU data residency; Dedicated endpoints with a 99.9% SLA; A wide open-model catalog plus GPUs.

### When should I choose OpenScale over Nebius?

Very cheap DeepSeek V4.1 Flash calls; Cache-heavy coding agent traffic; Quick setup in Claude Code or Codex.

### Is Nebius or OpenScale cheaper?

Nebius: From $0.06 per 1M input. OpenScale: $0.06 in, $0.24 out (promo, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash). The cheaper choice depends on the model and workload.

### Which has more context, Nebius or OpenScale?

Nebius: Varies by model. OpenScale: 1M context.

## Running long-horizon agents?

If your agents run past 200K tokens, compare both against Subconscious: [Subconscious vs Nebius](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-nebius.md), [Subconscious vs OpenScale](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-openscale.md).

Full profiles: [Nebius](https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/nebius.md), [OpenScale](https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/openscale.md).