Daytona vs RunPod
As of , Daytona lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; RunPod wins on 2. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Daytona $6.25 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Daytona is $1.74 (22%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Daytona |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $7.17 · 37 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.74 (22%) | Daytona |
| NVIDIA B300 median $9.00 · 26 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $8.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.74 (30%) | Daytona |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.75 (14%) | Daytona |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.19 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $3.03 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.34 (11%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.76 · 24 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.52 | $1.29 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.39 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (7%) | Daytona |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.58 · 17 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.35 | $0.99 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (10%) | RunPod |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Daytona | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $3.59 captured | — |
| NVIDIA B300 | $4.08 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.61 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.74 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | $0.74 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.57 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Daytona 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 B200: Daytona $6.25 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Daytona is $1.74 (22%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B300: Daytona $6.25 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Daytona is $2.74 (30%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Daytona $4.54 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Daytona is $0.75 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Daytona $3.03 vs RunPod $2.69 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.34 (11%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Daytona $1.29 vs RunPod $1.39 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Daytona is $0.10 (7%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: Daytona $0.99 vs RunPod $0.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.10 (10%) 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: