Lightning AI vs OVHcloud
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; OVHcloud wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Lightning AI $4.50 vs OVHcloud $5.87 (EU (FR)) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.37 (23%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lightning AI |  OVHcloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.87 EU (FR) captured Deploy ↗ | $1.37 (23%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.80 US captured Deploy ↗ | $1.74 (49%) | OVHcloud |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.08 EU (FR) captured Deploy ↗ | $1.23 (40%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 US captured Deploy ↗ | $0.21 (21%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lightning AI and OVHcloud, 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 OVHcloud $5.87 (EU (FR)) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.37 (23%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Lightning AI $3.54 vs OVHcloud $1.80 (US) per GPU-hour on-demand — OVHcloud is $1.74 (49%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lightning AI $1.85 vs OVHcloud $3.08 (EU (FR)) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.23 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Lightning AI $0.79 vs OVHcloud $1.00 (US) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.21 (21%) 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: