Lambda vs packet.ai
As of , Lambda and packet.ai each list the lower on-demand rate on 1 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Lambda $6.69 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $0.30 (4%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lambda 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Lambda | packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $6.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.30 (4%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $2.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.36 (49%) | packet.ai |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Lambda $6.69 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $0.30 (4%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lambda $2.79 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.36 (49%) 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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