Diploi
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- All-in-one platform for development, testing, and production
- Usage-based pricing with free credits to start
- Automated deployments and SSL
- IDE integration for seamless coding experience
- 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 | Diploi | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 49% cheaper on Diploi |
| Medium VM | $75.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 13% cheaper on Diploi |
| Large VM | $153.79 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 11% cheaper on Diploi |
| Block storage | $20.87 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 2.1x more expensive on Diploi |
| 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
Runpod offers 35 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Diploi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Diploi | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs
|
-- | $3.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B300
4 configs
|
-- | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
H200
5 configs
|
-- | $3.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
-- | $2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
A100
7 configs
|
-- | $1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /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 | Diploi | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Diploi | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Finland | USA |
| Locations | -- | 32 |
| Example customers | -- | Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor |
| Website | diploi.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Diploi was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Runpod on Sept. 11, 2026.