Lambda vs RunPod
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lambda wins on 1. Not counted: 2 more shared GPUs, on community capacity or a marketplace floor. 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 RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.20 (15%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lambda |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $6.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.20 (15%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $4.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (2%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H100 PCIe median $2.82 · 10 providers · lowest GPU.ai $1.98 from | $3.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.40 (12%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 median $0.59 · 21 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.35 | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.50 (46%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.83 · 13 providers · lowest Verda $0.24 | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.23 Community Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
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 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: Lambda $6.79 vs RunPod $7.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.20 (15%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Lambda $4.09 vs RunPod $3.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.10 (2%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe: Lambda $3.29 vs RunPod $2.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.40 (12%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Lambda $1.99 vs RunPod $1.00 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Lambda $1.09 vs RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.50 (46%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Lambda $0.79 vs RunPod $0.23 (Community Cloud) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
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: