CloudRift vs RunPod
As of , CloudRift lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 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 L40S: CloudRift $0.69 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $0.40 (37%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CloudRift |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.29 · 39 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.69 | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.40 (37%) | CloudRift |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.76 · 24 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.52 | $0.65 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.39 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.74 (53%) | CloudRift |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.58 · 17 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.35 | $0.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.44 (49%) | CloudRift |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.79 · 13 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.24 from | $0.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.23 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CloudRift 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 L40S: CloudRift $0.69 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $0.40 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: CloudRift $0.65 vs RunPod $1.39 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $0.74 (53%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: CloudRift $0.45 vs RunPod $0.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $0.44 (49%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: CloudRift $0.25 vs RunPod $0.23 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
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.
Data updated: