packet.ai vs RunPod
As of , packet.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; RunPod wins on 1. 1 more shared GPU rests on community capacity or a marketplace floor and is not counted. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) vs RunPod $6.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.20 (3%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of packet.ai 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | packet.ai | RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $6.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (3%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.16 (10%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.17 (16%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | $2.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.39 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.74 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 (47%) | packet.ai |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) vs RunPod $6.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.20 (3%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) vs RunPod $1.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.16 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.17 (16%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) vs RunPod $2.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: packet.ai $0.39 (Dedicated) vs RunPod $0.74 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.35 (47%) 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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