Hugging Face vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; Hugging Face wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Hugging Face $9.25 (aws) vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.26 (14%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Hugging Face |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $9.25 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.26 (14%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $5.00 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.29 (5%) | Hugging Face |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $2.75 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $2.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.26 (9%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.50 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.71 (28%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.80 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.71 (39%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.80 aws captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.21 (26%) | RunPod |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Hugging Face 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 B200: Hugging Face $9.25 (aws) vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.26 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Hugging Face $5.00 (aws) vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Hugging Face is $0.29 (5%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Hugging Face $2.75 (aws) vs RunPod $2.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.26 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Hugging Face $2.50 (aws) vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.71 (28%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Hugging Face $1.80 (aws) vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.71 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Hugging Face $0.80 (aws) vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.21 (26%) 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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