EmpirioLabs vs Lightning AI
As of , EmpirioLabs lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lightning AI 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 Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $3.50 (44%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.50 (44%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (9%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.74 (49%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.15 (8%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.69 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (13%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.55 · 19 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (18%) | EmpirioLabs |
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 Lightning 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 H200: EmpirioLabs $8.00 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $3.50 (44%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: EmpirioLabs $1.99 vs Lightning AI $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.20 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $1.80 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.74 (49%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.15 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: EmpirioLabs $0.69 vs Lightning AI $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.10 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: EmpirioLabs $0.45 vs Lightning AI $0.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.10 (18%) 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: