EmpirioLabs vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 13 of the 18 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 3. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $25.40 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $16.41 (65%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $9.00 · 26 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $25.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $16.41 (65%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA B200 median $7.17 · 37 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $17.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $9.81 (55%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $7.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.31 (30%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.19 · 8 providers · lowest Massed Compute $2.92 | $5.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.19 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.41 (43%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 NVL median $3.87 · 8 providers · lowest IONOS Cloud $3.32 | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.71 (31%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.39 (19%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell median $1.20 · 4 providers · lowest Meshive $0.82 | $1.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.96 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.64 (40%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40 median $0.98 · 12 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.79 | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.82 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.68 (45%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.29 · 39 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.69 | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.41 (27%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.76 · 24 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.52 | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.39 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (7%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada median $1.09 · 13 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.78 from | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.41 (27%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A40 median $0.95 · 9 providers · lowest CloudGPU $0.39 | $1.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.90 (60%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.58 · 17 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.35 | $0.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.09 (10%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX A5000 median $0.70 · 12 providers · lowest RunPod $0.27 | $0.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.27 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.43 (61%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 median $0.59 · 22 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.35 | $0.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.01 (1%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 22 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 median $0.42 · 11 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.18 | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.50 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (30%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 median $0.22 · 12 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.14 from | $0.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
How this is compared
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.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $25.40 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $16.41 (65%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B200: EmpirioLabs $17.80 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $9.81 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: EmpirioLabs $7.60 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $2.31 (30%) 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 $5.50 vs RunPod $3.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.71 (31%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs RunPod $2.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.39 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell: EmpirioLabs $1.60 vs RunPod $0.96 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.64 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $0.82 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.68 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.41 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $1.39 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.11 (7%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada: EmpirioLabs $1.50 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.41 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A40: EmpirioLabs $1.49 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.90 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: EmpirioLabs $0.80 vs RunPod $0.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.09 (10%) 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 RTX A6000: EmpirioLabs $0.70 vs RunPod $0.69 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.01 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: EmpirioLabs $0.69 vs RunPod $0.69 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — identical.
- 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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