CoreWeave vs EmpirioLabs
As of , CoreWeave lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 2. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: CoreWeave $8.60 vs EmpirioLabs $12.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $3.50 (29%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CoreWeave |  EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $8.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $12.10 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.50 (29%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $6.30 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 (21%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (37%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.50 (38%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.45 (20%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L40 median $0.97 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.78 from | $1.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 (17%) | CoreWeave |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | EmpirioLabs |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.26 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.58 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.20 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.98 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40 | $0.78 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CoreWeave and EmpirioLabs, 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 B200: CoreWeave $8.60 vs EmpirioLabs $12.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $3.50 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: CoreWeave $6.30 vs EmpirioLabs $8.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $1.70 (21%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: CoreWeave $2.70 vs EmpirioLabs $1.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.00 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: CoreWeave $2.50 vs EmpirioLabs $4.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $1.50 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: CoreWeave $2.25 vs EmpirioLabs $1.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.45 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: CoreWeave $1.25 vs EmpirioLabs $1.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $0.25 (17%) 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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