RunPod vs Selectel
As of , RunPod 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 H200: RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) vs Selectel $8.21 (ru-6) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $2.92 (36%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  RunPod |  Selectel | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $8.21 ru-6 · from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.92 (36%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.19 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $3.53 ru-6 · from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.84 (24%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 22 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.69 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.85 ru-6 · from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.16 (19%) | RunPod |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of RunPod and Selectel, 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 H200: RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) vs Selectel $8.21 (ru-6) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $2.92 (36%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: RunPod $2.69 (Secure Cloud) vs Selectel $3.53 (ru-6) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.84 (24%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: RunPod $0.69 (Secure Cloud) vs Selectel $0.85 (ru-6) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.16 (19%) 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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