Cudo Compute vs Lightning AI
As of , Cudo Compute lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA A100 80GB: Cudo Compute $1.50 (no-kristiansand-1) vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cudo Compute is $0.35 (19%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Cudo Compute |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.50 no-kristiansand-1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 (19%) | Cudo Compute |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $0.87 no-kristiansand-1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.67 (75%) | Cudo Compute |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Cudo Compute 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 A100 80GB: Cudo Compute $1.50 (no-kristiansand-1) vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cudo Compute is $0.35 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Cudo Compute $0.87 (no-kristiansand-1) vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cudo Compute is $2.67 (75%) 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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