Baseten vs Lightning AI
As of , Lightning AI 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 H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Baseten $6.50 vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.05 (16%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Baseten |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.95 · 27 providers · lowest FlexAI $2.10 GPU only | $6.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.05 (16%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.15 (54%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.06 (7%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.57 · 18 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.63 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.08 (13%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Baseten 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 H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Baseten $6.50 vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.05 (16%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Baseten $4.00 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $2.15 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Baseten $0.85 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.06 (7%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Baseten $0.63 vs Lightning AI $0.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.08 (13%) 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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