HPC-AI.COM vs Modal
As of , HPC-AI.COM lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; Modal wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: HPC-AI.COM $7.50 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $1.25 (17%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  HPC-AI.COM |  Modal | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $7.50 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.25 (17%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $2.68 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.86 (41%) | HPC-AI.COM |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $2.42 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.53 (39%) | HPC-AI.COM |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of HPC-AI.COM and Modal, 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: HPC-AI.COM $7.50 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $1.25 (17%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: HPC-AI.COM $2.68 vs Modal $4.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $1.86 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: HPC-AI.COM $2.42 vs Modal $3.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $1.53 (39%) 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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