Inferless vs Lightning AI
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA A100 80GB: Inferless $5.36 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $3.51 (65%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Inferless |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $5.36 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.51 (65%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.57 · 18 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.66 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (17%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Inferless 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 A100 80GB: Inferless $5.36 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $3.51 (65%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Inferless $0.66 vs Lightning AI $0.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.11 (17%) 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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