Hikube vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; Hikube wins on 2. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Hikube $4.20 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.09 (21%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Hikube |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $4.20 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 (21%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.60 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (4%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.51 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.72 (29%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.28 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.19 (15%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.28 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.31 (53%) | Hikube |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Hikube and RunPod, 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: Hikube $4.20 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.09 (21%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Hikube $2.60 vs RunPod $2.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.11 (4%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Hikube $2.51 vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.72 (29%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Hikube $1.28 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.19 (15%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Hikube $0.28 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.31 (53%) 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: