HexGrid vs Lightning AI
As of , HexGrid lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: HexGrid $4.20 (Secure Cloud) vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $0.30 (7%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  HexGrid |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.20 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.30 (7%) | HexGrid |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (19%) | HexGrid |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.00 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.54 (72%) | HexGrid |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of HexGrid 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: HexGrid $4.20 (Secure Cloud) vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $0.30 (7%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: HexGrid $1.49 (Secure Cloud) vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $0.36 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: HexGrid $1.00 (Secure Cloud) vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $2.54 (72%) 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: