GPU.ai vs packet.ai
As of , GPU.ai and packet.ai each list the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 4 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: GPU.ai $7.99 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.00 (13%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  GPU.ai |  packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $7.99 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (13%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $1.69 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.66 Dynamic captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.23 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.20 (14%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.48 · 17 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.35 | $0.89 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.39 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.50 (56%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $0.80 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.12 (13%) | GPU.ai |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of GPU.ai 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: GPU.ai $7.99 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.00 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: GPU.ai $1.69 (from) vs packet.ai $0.66 (Dynamic) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: GPU.ai $1.23 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.20 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: GPU.ai $0.89 vs packet.ai $0.39 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.50 (56%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: GPU.ai $0.80 vs packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.12 (13%) 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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