EmpirioLabs vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 16 of the 19 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 2. 2 more shared GPUs rest on community capacity or a marketplace floor and are not counted. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $17.00 vs RunPod $7.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $9.11 (54%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of EmpirioLabs 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | EmpirioLabs | RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 | $17.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $9.11 (54%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA B200 | $10.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $4.01 (37%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $5.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.19 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.41 (43%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 NVL | $5.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.81 (32%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.91 (17%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $2.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.31 (13%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.64 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (6%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40 | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.82 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.68 (45%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.84 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.66 (44%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A40 | $1.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (67%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | $1.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.72 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.68 (49%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | $1.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.01 (1%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.90 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.74 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.16 (18%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.90 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.53 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.37 (41%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.29 (27%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX A5000 | $0.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.27 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.43 (61%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (29%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.50 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (30%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 | $0.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $17.00 vs RunPod $7.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $9.11 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B200: EmpirioLabs $10.80 vs RunPod $6.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $4.01 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 NVL: EmpirioLabs $5.60 vs RunPod $3.19 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $2.41 (43%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200 NVL: EmpirioLabs $5.60 vs RunPod $3.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.81 (32%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: EmpirioLabs $5.50 vs RunPod $4.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.91 (17%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: EmpirioLabs $2.40 vs RunPod $2.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.31 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: EmpirioLabs $1.99 vs RunPod $1.00 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q: EmpirioLabs $1.80 vs RunPod $1.64 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs RunPod $1.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.11 (6%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $0.82 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.68 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $0.84 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.66 (44%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A40: EmpirioLabs $1.49 vs RunPod $0.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.00 (67%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell: EmpirioLabs $1.40 vs RunPod $0.72 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.68 (49%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: EmpirioLabs $1.00 vs RunPod $0.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.01 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: EmpirioLabs $0.90 vs RunPod $0.74 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.16 (18%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: EmpirioLabs $0.90 vs RunPod $0.53 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.37 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $0.80 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.29 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A5000: EmpirioLabs $0.70 vs RunPod $0.27 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.43 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: EmpirioLabs $0.69 vs RunPod $0.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.20 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: EmpirioLabs $0.35 vs RunPod $0.50 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.15 (30%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A4000: EmpirioLabs $0.25 vs RunPod $0.25 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — identical.
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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