Denvr
vs
Lightning AI
What's good about each
- Intel Gaudi 2 alongside Nvidia H100, A100 and GH200
- InfiniBand up to 3.2 Tb/s on full nodes
- Reserved clusters of up to 512 GPUs
- 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 | Denvr | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large VM | $223.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Intel Xeon Ice Lake) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 20% cheaper on Denvr |
| 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
Denvr offers 10 GPU models, while Lightning AI offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Denvr | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$2.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 55% cheaper on Denvr |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
H200
1 config · 4 configs
|
-- On request | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
A100
3 configs · 8 configs
|
$1.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 26% cheaper on Denvr |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Denvr only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Denvr only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
$3.87 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Denvr only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
Denvr bills on-demand; Lightning AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Denvr | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Denvr | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| 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 | Denvr | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 2 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | www.denvr.com | lightning.ai |
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Our data for Denvr was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.