fal vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: fal $12.99 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $4.00 (31%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  fal |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $9.00 · 26 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $12.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 (31%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA B200 median $7.17 · 37 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $7.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $6.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.71 (12%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.19 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.31 (33%) | RunPod |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of fal 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: fal $12.99 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $4.00 (31%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B200: fal $7.99 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — identical.
- NVIDIA H200: fal $6.00 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.71 (12%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: fal $4.00 vs RunPod $2.69 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.31 (33%) 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: