airgpu vs Lightning AI
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; airgpu wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA L40S: airgpu $1.20 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — airgpu is $2.34 (66%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  airgpu |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.20 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.34 (66%) | airgpu |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.90 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (12%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.57 · 18 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.65 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (15%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of airgpu and Lightning AI, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA L40S: airgpu $1.20 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — airgpu is $2.34 (66%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: airgpu $0.90 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.11 (12%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: airgpu $0.65 vs Lightning AI $0.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.10 (15%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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