GPU.ai vs Lightning AI
As of , GPU.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lightning AI wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: GPU.ai $5.29 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.79 (15%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  GPU.ai |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $5.29 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 (15%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.07 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.78 (42%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $0.80 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.74 (77%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.59 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (25%) | GPU.ai |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of GPU.ai and Lightning AI, 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: GPU.ai $5.29 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.79 (15%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: GPU.ai $1.07 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.78 (42%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: GPU.ai $0.80 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $2.74 (77%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: GPU.ai $0.59 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.20 (25%) 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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