packet.ai vs QuantaCloud
As of , packet.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not counted: 1 more shared GPU, on community capacity or a marketplace floor. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA A100 80GB: packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) vs QuantaCloud $1.48 (Midwest - us-midwest-2) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.05 (3%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | packet.ai | QuantaCloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.80 · 46 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.48 Midwest - us-midwest-2 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.05 (3%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.29 · 33 providers · lowest Beam $0.76 from | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Midwest - us-midwest-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.17 (16%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.17 · 34 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | $2.39 Virginia - us-east-1 captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of packet.ai and QuantaCloud, 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: packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) vs QuantaCloud $1.48 (Midwest - us-midwest-2) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.05 (3%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) vs QuantaCloud $1.09 (Midwest - us-midwest-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.17 (16%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) vs QuantaCloud $2.39 (Virginia - us-east-1) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
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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