Cleura
vs
Lambda Labs
What's good about each
- All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Transparent pricing with per-second billing
- €50 free trial credit for new users
- Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries
- 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 | Cleura | Lambda Labs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.05 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $87.58 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $175.16 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.30 /mo 100 GB | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | 43% cheaper on Cleura |
| Object storage | $33.11 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $38.91 /mo Octavia LBaaS | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $32.48 /TB €0.02875 / GB | 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
Lambda Labs offers 8 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cleura. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cleura | Lambda Labs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
-- | $1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs 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 |
|
A10
1 config
|
-- | $1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lambda Labs only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Lambda Labs only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | Cleura | Lambda Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 15 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika |
| Website | cleura.com | lambda.ai |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Lambda Labs on Oct. 1, 2026.