EmpirioLabs vs Hikube
As of , Hikube lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 1. Not compared today: 1 more shared GPU, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: EmpirioLabs $8.00 vs Hikube $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $3.80 (48%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  Hikube | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.20 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.80 (48%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.60 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.40 (35%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.28 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.52 (29%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.51 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.81 (32%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.28 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.41 (60%) | Hikube |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): EmpirioLabs: unconfirmed
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of EmpirioLabs and Hikube, 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: EmpirioLabs $8.00 vs Hikube $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $3.80 (48%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: EmpirioLabs $4.00 vs Hikube $2.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.40 (35%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $1.80 vs Hikube $1.28 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.52 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs Hikube $2.51 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.81 (32%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: EmpirioLabs $0.69 vs Hikube $0.28 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.41 (60%) 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: