CoreWeave
vs
Lightning AI
Both rent whole H100, H200 and B200 nodes. CoreWeave runs bare metal under managed Kubernetes in Europe, while Lightning AI bills per second with browser Studios.
What's good about each
- Nvidia nodes from A100 up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Bare-metal nodes under a managed Kubernetes control plane
- No charge for the Kubernetes control plane or Slurm
- Free egress and no object storage request fees
- Billed by the second, interruptible machines 50-80% off
- Studios move between its own cloud, AWS, GCP, Lambda and Nebius
- Owned H100, B200 and GB300 fleet in US datacenters
- Bring your own AWS or GCP account and spend cloud credits
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CoreWeave | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 30% cheaper on CoreWeave |
| Object storage | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Not publicly listed |
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
CoreWeave offers 11 GPU models, while Lightning AI offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on CoreWeave |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on CoreWeave |
|
H200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 29% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
A100
2 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
L40S
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on CoreWeave |
|
B300
1 config
|
$4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CoreWeave only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot; Lightning AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CoreWeave | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | CoreWeave | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | CoreWeave | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 55 | -- |
| Example customers | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | coreweave.com | lightning.ai |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for CoreWeave was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.