Leafcloud vs Lightning AI
As of , Leafcloud 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 H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Leafcloud $3.52 (ams-1) vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $1.93 (35%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Leafcloud |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.95 · 27 providers · lowest FlexAI $2.10 GPU only | $3.52 ams-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.93 (35%) | Leafcloud |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.80 ams-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.05 (3%) | Leafcloud |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Leafcloud 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 H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Leafcloud $3.52 (ams-1) vs Lightning AI $5.45 per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $1.93 (35%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Leafcloud $1.80 (ams-1) vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $0.05 (3%) 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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