What's good about...

Fal.ai logo Fal.ai

  • Optimized for fast inference, especially for generative media
  • Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
  • Offers both serverless GPU instances

Fal.ai logo Lambda Labs

  • 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

How do Fal.ai's prices compare against Lambda Labs?

Example configuration Fal.ai Lambda Labs
Block Storage -- $20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo
1 TB of egress beyond allowance -- Free and unlimited

Fal.ai uses a usage-based pricing model, ensuring you only pay for the compute you consume. It offers two main structures:

  • GPU Pricing: Billed per second for deploying custom applications on their GPU fleet.
  • Output-Based Pricing: For models hosted by Fal.ai, billing is based on the output generated, such as per image, per megapixel, or per second of video.

Fal.ai GPUs

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
A6000 1x A6000 48GB -- -- $0.60 Source
A100 1x A100 40GB -- -- $0.99 Source
H100 1x H100 80GB -- -- $1.89 Source
H200 1x H200 141GB -- -- $2.10 Source
B200 1x B200 184GB -- -- On Request Source

Lambda Labs GPUs

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
1x RTX6000 1x RTX 6000 24GB 14 46GB $0.50 Source
1x A10 1x A10G 24GB 30 200GB $0.75 Source
1x A6000 1x A6000 48GB 14 100GB $0.80 Source
1x A100 SXM 1x A100 40GB 30 200GB $1.29 Source
2x A6000 2x A6000 96GB 28 200GB $1.60 Source
1x H100 PCIe 1x H100 80GB 26 200GB $2.49 Source
2x A100 2x A100 80GB 60 400GB $2.58 Source
Nvidia GH200 1x GH200 96GB 64 432GB $3.19 Source
4x A6000 4x A6000 192GB 56 400GB $3.20 Source
8x V100 8x V100 128GB 92 448GB $4.40 Source
4x A100 4x A100 160GB 120 800GB $5.16 Source
8x A100 8x A100 320GB 124 1800GB $10.32 Source
8x H100 SXM 8x H100 640GB 208 1800GB $23.92 Source
Nvidia H200 SXM 8x H200 1128GB 224 -- On Request Source
B200 8x B200 1440GB 224 -- On Request Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Fal.ai and Lambda Labs offer:

Service Fal.ai Lambda Labs
GPU-powered Servers

Company details

Fal.ai
Website fal.ai
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2021
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers PlayAI, Quora Poe, Genspark, Hedra
Lambda Labs
Website lambdalabs.com
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2012
Data Center Locations 15
Example Customers Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika

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Our data for Fal.ai was last updated on June 12, 2025, and for Lambda Labs on June 12, 2025.