Cerebrium
vs
Lambda Labs
Both rent A100 to B200 GPUs. Cerebrium bills containers by the second and scales them to zero, while Lambda Labs rents whole instances and clusters by the hour on four continents.
What's good about each
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
- Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
- Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
- Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Lambda Labs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | 75% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cerebrium offers 9 GPU models, while Lambda Labs offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Lambda Labs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
B200
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 10% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
8 configs · 6 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
A10
4 configs · 1 config
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
|
V100
2 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
-- | $2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Lambda Labs bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cerebrium | Lambda Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cerebrium | Lambda Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 15 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | lambda.ai |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Lambda Labs on Oct. 2, 2026.