Modal vs Paperspace
As of , Modal lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; Paperspace wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: Modal $7.10 vs Paperspace $11.19 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $4.09 (37%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Modal |  Paperspace | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $8.99 · 23 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $7.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $11.19 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $4.09 (37%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.47 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $0.07 (2%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.41 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $0.46 (10%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.18 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.68 (21%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $2.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.09 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.99 (32%) | Modal |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Modal | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 | — | $6.17 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Modal 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 B300: Modal $7.10 vs Paperspace $11.19 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $4.09 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Modal $4.54 vs Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.07 (2%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Modal $3.95 vs Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.46 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Modal $2.50 vs Paperspace $3.18 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.68 (21%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Modal $2.10 vs Paperspace $3.09 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.99 (32%) 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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