EmpirioLabs vs Hikube
As of , EmpirioLabs and Hikube each list the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: EmpirioLabs $5.50 vs Hikube $4.12 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.38 (25%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  Hikube | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.49 · 45 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.12 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.38 (25%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.35 · 22 providers · lowest Gcore $1.71 | $2.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.29 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.69 (21%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 35 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.55 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (6%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.27 · 36 providers · lowest Edgevana $0.72 | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 (30%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.89 · 53 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.46 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.76 (31%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.75 · 22 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.27 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.42 (61%) | Hikube |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of EmpirioLabs and Hikube, 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: EmpirioLabs $5.50 vs Hikube $4.12 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.38 (25%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): EmpirioLabs $2.60 vs Hikube $3.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.69 (21%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: EmpirioLabs $2.40 vs Hikube $2.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.15 (6%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $1.80 vs Hikube $1.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.55 (30%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs Hikube $2.46 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.76 (31%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: EmpirioLabs $0.69 vs Hikube $0.27 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.42 (61%) 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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