Cerebrium vs Lightning AI
As of , Cerebrium lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 7 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lightning AI wins on 3. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Cerebrium $4.20 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cerebrium is $0.30 (7%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Cerebrium |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.20 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.30 (7%) | Cerebrium |
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.95 · 27 providers · lowest FlexAI $2.10 GPU only | $3.40 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.05 (38%) | Cerebrium |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 (12%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 22 providers · lowest CloudGPU $0.63 | $2.00 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.19 (9%) | Cerebrium |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.59 (45%) | Cerebrium |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.80 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.01 (1%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.57 · 18 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.59 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.04 (7%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Cerebrium 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 H200: Cerebrium $4.20 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cerebrium is $0.30 (7%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Cerebrium $3.40 vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cerebrium is $2.05 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Cerebrium $2.10 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.25 (12%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Cerebrium $2.00 vs Lightning AI $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cerebrium is $0.19 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Cerebrium $1.95 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cerebrium is $1.59 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Cerebrium $0.80 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.01 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Cerebrium $0.59 vs Lightning AI $0.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.04 (7%) 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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