CUDO
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- NVIDIA Cloud Partner operating dedicated H100, H200 and Blackwell clusters
- Full-stack delivery: power, GPU compute, storage and networking, with 24/7 SRE operations
- High-performance storage via VAST, Weka and DDN, with InfiniBand or Ethernet networking
- Regional deployments across North America, Europe, the UK and MENA
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | CUDO | 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 | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited | |
| 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
CUDO offers 5 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | CUDO | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 15 configs
|
-- On request | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
B300
1 config · 5 configs
|
-- On request | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
B200
1 config · 4 configs
|
-- On request | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
H200
1 config · 6 configs
|
-- On request | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | CUDO only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
A100
11 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
MI300X
2 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | CUDO | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | CUDO | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | 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 | CUDO | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | UK | USA |
| Locations | -- | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.cudocompute.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for CUDO was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 1, 2026.