What's good about...

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

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 Gcore's prices compare against Lambda Labs?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)
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.
Gcore Gcore
--
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.
Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
$0.69/hr

Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
On-Demand

Available Models

Gcore offers 5 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
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
lambda.ai
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
United States of America
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
2012
Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
15
Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
Lambda Labs Lambda Labs
Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika

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