Cirrascale
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
- Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
- SOC 2 Type II certified, 99.9% uptime SLA
- Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
- Multi-node Clusters scale to thousands of GPUs
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cirrascale | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 2x more expensive on Cirrascale |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Cirrascale offers 10 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 12 configs
|
$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 25% cheaper on Runpod |
|
B200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on Cirrascale |
|
H200
4 configs · 7 configs
|
$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $4.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Cirrascale |
|
A100
12 configs · 9 configs
|
$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Runpod |
MI300X
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX A6000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 2.8x more expensive on Cirrascale |
|
A5000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 2.6x more expensive on Cirrascale |
|
A4000
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.28 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $0.17 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 39% cheaper on Runpod |
|
MI455X
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
B300
4 configs
|
-- | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months); Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cirrascale | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Cirrascale | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 32 |
| Example customers | -- | Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Runpod on Sept. 12, 2026.