EmpirioLabs vs Phala Cloud
As of , Phala Cloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 1 of the 1 GPUs both offer on-demand. 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 Phala Cloud $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Phala Cloud is $2.50 (31%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  Phala Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 (31%) | Phala Cloud |
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 Phala Cloud, 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 Phala Cloud $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Phala Cloud is $2.50 (31%) 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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