Lightning AI vs Tata Communications
As of , Lightning AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; Tata Communications wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Lightning AI $4.50 vs Tata Communications $5.58 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.08 (19%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lightning AI |  Tata Communications | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.58 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.08 (19%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.10 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.44 (41%) | Tata Communications |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 24 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.95 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.16 (16%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lightning AI and Tata Communications, 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 Tata Communications $5.58 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $1.08 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Lightning AI $3.54 vs Tata Communications $2.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — Tata Communications is $1.44 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Lightning AI $0.79 vs Tata Communications $0.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.16 (16%) 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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