Lightning AI vs Sesterce
As of , Sesterce lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; Lightning AI wins on 2. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Lightning AI $5.45 vs Sesterce $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $3.26 (60%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lightning AI |  Sesterce | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated) median $3.75 · 28 providers · lowest Gcore $1.72 | $5.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.26 (60%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.08 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.58 (11%) | Lightning AI |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.97 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.57 (73%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 from captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.49 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (20%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.04 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 (24%) | Lightning AI |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lightning AI and Sesterce, 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 H100 80GB (form factor not stated): Lightning AI $5.45 vs Sesterce $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $3.26 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Lightning AI $4.50 vs Sesterce $5.08 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.58 (11%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Lightning AI $3.54 vs Sesterce $0.97 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $2.57 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Lightning AI $2.19 vs Sesterce $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — identical.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lightning AI $1.85 vs Sesterce $1.49 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $0.36 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Lightning AI $0.79 vs Sesterce $1.04 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lightning AI is $0.25 (24%) 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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