CoreWeave vs Lightning AI
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; CoreWeave wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: CoreWeave $6.30 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.80 (29%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CoreWeave |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $6.30 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.80 (29%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.85 (31%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.29 (36%) | CoreWeave |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.58 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.98 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CoreWeave 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: CoreWeave $6.30 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.80 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: CoreWeave $2.70 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.85 (31%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: CoreWeave $2.25 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $1.29 (36%) 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: