airgpu vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA RTX A5000: airgpu $1.55 (North America) vs RunPod $0.27 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.28 (83%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  airgpu |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX A5000 median $0.58 · 10 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.27 from | $1.55 North America captured Deploy ↗ | $0.27 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.28 (83%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.20 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (9%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 median $0.23 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.12 from | $1.10 North America captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.85 (77%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.90 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.31 (34%) | RunPod |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of airgpu and RunPod, 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 RTX A5000: airgpu $1.55 (North America) vs RunPod $0.27 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.28 (83%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: airgpu $1.20 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.11 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A4000: airgpu $1.10 (North America) vs RunPod $0.25 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.85 (77%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: airgpu $0.90 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.31 (34%) 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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