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Nebius

Nebius

software
Last discussed Sep 24, 2026

A vertically integrated AI-specialized cloud platform providing compute infrastructure and optimization services

How Nebius compares

4 creators weighed in
CoreWeave Direct rival
GPU cloud for AI

Both rent AI computing power and are hard to tell apart in quality. Nebius is seen as the top pick when CoreWeave has no capacity left.

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4 creators
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Jordan Nanos

"Nebius has really capitalized on this middle tier of the market. They've also executed very well. The technology that they've developed is strong. We think that managed clusters are approaching this feature-complete world where it's hard..."

Positioned as the best alternative for customers who cannot get capacity from CoreWeave

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Rory O'Driscoll

"I want to think Coreweave is at 60 and Nebius is at 40."

Compared to CoreWeave and Crusoe in terms of market cap

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Gavin Baker

"We calculate a 9 to 10 month payback for Nebius — you bring on a gig, it costs 50 billion, you can get an upfront payment for 50 to 60% of that from customers."

Mentioned alongside CoreWeave as companies that have provided useful financial disclosures on compute economics

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Harry Stebbings

"Nebius versus CoreWeave. Who has a larger market cap in 5 years time and why?"

Compared to CoreWeave for market cap prediction

What creators say

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Jordan Nanos
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Used for: GPU compute for AI workloads, particularly for companies that cannot access CoreWeave due to capacity constraints Praised: Strong technology, executing well, managed clusters approaching CoreWeave qua... vs: Positioned as the best alternative for customers who cannot get capacity from...

"Nebius has really capitalized on this middle tier of the market. They've also executed very well. The technology that they've developed is strong. We think that managed clusters are approaching this feature-complete world where it's hard to tell t..."

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Rory O'Driscoll
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vs: Compared to CoreWeave and Crusoe in terms of market cap

"I want to think Coreweave is at 60 and Nebius is at 40."

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Used for: Standing up sovereign AI infrastructure with dedicated hardware vs: Mentioned alongside AWS as alternative vendors for sovereign AI hosting

"Could be AWS in terms of the Neocalers, could be Nebus. And what they will do is they'll stand up your own hardware and then you'll stand up your own models."

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Gavin Baker
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Praised: Sub one-year payback on compute investment; ability to secure upfront custome... vs: Mentioned alongside CoreWeave as companies that have provided useful financia...

"We calculate a 9 to 10 month payback for Nebius — you bring on a gig, it costs 50 billion, you can get an upfront payment for 50 to 60% of that from customers."

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Harry Stebbings
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vs: Positioned as a potential competitor to OpenRouter in model routing

"Nebius said they were moving into the OpenRouter business and would actively take it."

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+2 more mentions from Harry

"We had the founder of Nebius on the show the other day and he said that if they 10x supply, they could still sell out in a day."

"Nebius versus CoreWeave. Who has a larger market cap in 5 years time and why?"

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Praised: Great company building in the West vs: Example of successful Russian tech exodus

"He lost all of his best talent to Nebius and ClickHouse and a bunch of other Yandex spinouts"

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vs: Listed alongside Nvidia, AMD, Corewave as AI infrastructure plays

"Why wouldn't you buy the [expletive] out of Nvidia, AMD, Nebius, Corewave?"

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