Lightning AI vs Paperspace
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; Paperspace wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Lightning AI $4.50 vs Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.03 (1%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lightning AI |  Paperspace | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.47 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $0.03 (1%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 22 providers · lowest CloudGPU $0.63 | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.09 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.90 (29%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.18 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $1.33 (42%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lightning AI and Paperspace, 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 Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.03 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Lightning AI $2.19 vs Paperspace $3.09 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.90 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lightning AI $1.85 vs Paperspace $3.18 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.33 (42%) 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: