Nova Cloud vs RunPod
As of , Nova Cloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Nova Cloud $1.56 vs RunPod $2.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nova Cloud is $0.93 (37%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Nova Cloud |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $1.56 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.93 (37%) | Nova Cloud |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.79 · 23 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.50 | $0.66 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.19 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.53 (45%) | Nova Cloud |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 median $0.48 · 17 providers · lowest OpenRelay $0.35 | $0.42 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.47 (53%) | Nova Cloud |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Nova Cloud 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Nova Cloud $1.56 vs RunPod $2.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nova Cloud is $0.93 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Nova Cloud $0.66 vs RunPod $1.19 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nova Cloud is $0.53 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: Nova Cloud $0.42 vs RunPod $0.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Nova Cloud is $0.47 (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: