CoreWeave vs packet.ai
As of , packet.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 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 B200: CoreWeave $8.60 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.61 (19%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  CoreWeave |  packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $8.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.61 (19%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.27 (47%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.33 (59%) | packet.ai |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | packet.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.26 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.20 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.98 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of CoreWeave and packet.ai, 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 packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.61 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: CoreWeave $2.70 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.27 (47%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: CoreWeave $2.50 vs packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA L40S: CoreWeave $2.25 vs packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.33 (59%) 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: