Lambda vs Modal
As of , Modal lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lambda 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 B200: Lambda $6.79 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.54 (8%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lambda |  Modal | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $6.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.54 (8%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $4.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.14 (3%) | Modal |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (5%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $1.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.10 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.19 (15%) | Modal |
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 A100 80GB: Lambda: unconfirmed
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lambda and Modal, 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: Lambda $6.79 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.54 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Lambda $4.09 vs Modal $3.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.14 (3%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Lambda $1.99 vs Modal $2.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $0.11 (5%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Lambda $1.29 vs Modal $1.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — Modal is $0.19 (15%) 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: