What's good about...

Fly.io logo Fly.io

  • Excellent tooling and developer experience
  • Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
  • Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices

Lambda Labs 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 Fly.io's prices compare against Lambda Labs?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Fly.io Fly.io
$42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Fly.io Fly.io
$328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Fly.io Fly.io
$15.00 / mo 100 GB
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
$20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Fly.io Fly.io
$21.00 / mo 1 TB
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Fly.io Fly.io
Included in plan
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Fly.io Fly.io
$33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

Free egress allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
100 GB / mo
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Fly.io Fly.io
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (Public network North America)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Fly.io Fly.io
$1.25/hr
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
$0.69/hr

Billing Options

Fly.io Fly.io
On-Demand
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
On-Demand

Available Models

Fly.io offers 3 GPU models, while Lambda Labs offers 8.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Fly.io Fly.io
fly.io
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
lambda.ai
Headquarters
Fly.io Fly.io
United States of America
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
United States of America
Founded
Fly.io Fly.io
2017
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
2012
Data Center Locations
Fly.io Fly.io
35
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
15
Example Customers
Fly.io Fly.io
Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika

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Our data for Fly.io was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Lambda Labs on June 22, 2026.