Nebula Block vs RunPod
As of , Nebula Block lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; RunPod wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA A100 80GB: Nebula Block $1.43 vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nebula Block is $0.36 (20%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Nebula Block |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.43 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (20%) | Nebula Block |
| NVIDIA L40 median $0.97 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.78 from | $1.06 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.82 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.24 (23%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.81 · 20 providers · lowest HexGrid $0.55 | $1.02 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.19 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.17 (14%) | Nebula Block |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 median $0.59 · 21 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.35 | $0.56 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.03 (5%) | Nebula Block |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 median $0.23 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.12 from | $0.17 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.08 (32%) | Nebula Block |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Nebula Block and RunPod, 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 A100 80GB: Nebula Block $1.43 vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nebula Block is $0.36 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: Nebula Block $1.06 vs RunPod $0.82 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.24 (23%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Nebula Block $1.02 vs RunPod $1.19 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nebula Block is $0.17 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Nebula Block $0.56 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nebula Block is $0.03 (5%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A4000: Nebula Block $0.17 vs RunPod $0.25 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nebula Block is $0.08 (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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