Paperspace vs RunPod
Cloud GPU rental prices of Paperspace 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.
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 8 of the 8 GPUs both offer. On the priciest shared card, NVIDIA B300: Paperspace $11.19 (GPU Droplets) vs RunPod $6.94 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $4.25 (38%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Paperspace | RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 | $11.19 GPU Droplets | $6.94 Community Cloud | $4.25 (38%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 | $4.47 GPU Droplets | $3.59 Community Cloud | $0.88 (20%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $4.41 GPU Droplets | $2.69 Community Cloud | $1.72 (39%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.18 Paperspace | $1.19 Community Cloud | $1.99 (63%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $3.09 Paperspace | $1.00 Community Cloud | $2.09 (68%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada | $1.57 GPU Droplets | $0.74 Community Cloud | $0.83 (53%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA V100 | $1.15 Paperspace | $0.23 Community Cloud | $0.92 (80%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.94 Paperspace | $0.33 Community Cloud | $0.61 (65%) | RunPod |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Paperspace | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 | — | $6.94 |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $3.59 |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | — | $2.69 |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | — | $1.19 |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | — | $1.00 |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada | — | $0.74 |
| NVIDIA V100 | — | $0.23 |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | — | $0.33 |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: Paperspace $11.19 (GPU Droplets) vs RunPod $6.94 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $4.25 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) vs RunPod $3.59 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.88 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) vs RunPod $2.69 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.72 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Paperspace $3.18 (Paperspace) vs RunPod $1.19 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.99 (63%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Paperspace $3.09 (Paperspace) vs RunPod $1.00 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $2.09 (68%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada: Paperspace $1.57 (GPU Droplets) vs RunPod $0.74 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.83 (53%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Paperspace $1.15 (Paperspace) vs RunPod $0.23 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.92 (80%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Paperspace $0.94 (Paperspace) vs RunPod $0.33 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.61 (65%) 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.
Data updated: