CoreWeave vs EmpirioLabs
As of , CoreWeave lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 2. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: CoreWeave $8.60 vs EmpirioLabs $17.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $9.20 (52%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CoreWeave |  EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $7.17 · 37 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $8.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $17.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $9.20 (52%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $6.30 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.29 (17%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (37%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.29 · 39 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.69 | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.75 (33%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L40 median $0.98 · 12 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.79 | $1.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 (17%) | CoreWeave |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | EmpirioLabs |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.26 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.58 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.98 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40 | $0.78 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CoreWeave and EmpirioLabs, 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 B200: CoreWeave $8.60 vs EmpirioLabs $17.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $9.20 (52%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: CoreWeave $6.30 vs EmpirioLabs $7.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $1.29 (17%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: CoreWeave $2.70 vs EmpirioLabs $1.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.00 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: CoreWeave $2.25 vs EmpirioLabs $1.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.75 (33%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: CoreWeave $1.25 vs EmpirioLabs $1.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $0.25 (17%) 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.
Data updated: