Modal vs VESSL AI
As of , VESSL AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Modal $3.95 vs VESSL AI $2.98 per GPU-hour on-demand — VESSL AI is $0.97 (25%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Modal |  VESSL AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.98 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.97 (25%) | VESSL AI |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.48 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.02 (41%) | VESSL AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.40 · 38 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (8%) | VESSL AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Modal and VESSL AI, 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 H100 SXM: Modal $3.95 vs VESSL AI $2.98 per GPU-hour on-demand — VESSL AI is $0.97 (25%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Modal $2.50 vs VESSL AI $1.48 per GPU-hour on-demand — VESSL AI is $1.02 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Modal $1.95 vs VESSL AI $1.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — VESSL AI is $0.15 (8%) 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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