Lightning AI vs Oracle Cloud (OCI)
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; Oracle Cloud (OCI) wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Lightning AI $4.50 vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $10.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $5.50 (55%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lightning AI |  Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $10.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.50 (55%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.04 (1%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 22 providers · lowest CloudGPU $0.63 | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.05 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.86 (28%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.15 (54%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lightning AI and Oracle Cloud (OCI), 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: Lightning AI $4.50 vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $10.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $5.50 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Lightning AI $3.54 vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $3.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $0.04 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Lightning AI $2.19 vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $3.05 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.86 (28%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lightning AI $1.85 vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $4.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $2.15 (54%) 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.
Data updated: