Hikube vs Lightning AI
As of , Hikube lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lightning AI wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Hikube $4.14 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.36 (8%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Hikube |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.14 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (8%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.95 · 27 providers · lowest FlexAI $2.10 GPU only | $3.31 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.14 (39%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.48 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.63 (25%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.26 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.28 (64%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.27 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.52 (65%) | Hikube |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Hikube 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: Hikube $4.14 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.36 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Hikube $3.31 vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $2.14 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Hikube $2.48 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.63 (25%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Hikube $1.26 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $2.28 (64%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Hikube $0.27 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.52 (65%) 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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