CloudGPU vs packet.ai
As of , CloudGPU and packet.ai each list the lower on-demand rate on 1 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not counted: 1 more shared GPU, on community capacity or a marketplace floor. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA A100 80GB: CloudGPU $1.49 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.06 (4%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CloudGPU |  packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.06 (4%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.23 · 41 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $1.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.47 · 16 providers · lowest CloudGPU $0.33 | $0.33 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.39 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.06 (15%) | CloudGPU |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CloudGPU and packet.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 A100 80GB: CloudGPU $1.49 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.06 (4%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: CloudGPU $1.49 vs packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: CloudGPU $0.33 vs packet.ai $0.39 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudGPU is $0.06 (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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