GPU.ai vs packet.ai
As of , GPU.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; packet.ai wins on 1. Not counted: 1 more shared GPU, on community capacity or a marketplace floor. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: GPU.ai $6.79 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.20 (3%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | GPU.ai | packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.89 · 32 providers · lowest Deep Infra $3.69 | $6.79 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (3%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.17 · 34 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $1.99 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.80 · 46 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $1.07 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (25%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.21 · 33 providers · lowest Beam $0.76 from | $0.80 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.12 (13%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.47 · 14 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.39 | $0.74 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.39 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 (47%) | packet.ai |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of GPU.ai and packet.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 B200: GPU.ai $6.79 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.20 (3%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: GPU.ai $1.99 (from) vs packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: GPU.ai $1.07 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.36 (25%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: GPU.ai $0.80 vs packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.12 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: GPU.ai $0.74 vs packet.ai $0.39 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.35 (47%) 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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