GMI Cloud
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, up to GB200 NVL72
- Single-tenant GPUs as bare metal or Kubernetes containers
- GPU regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Inference API for open models on the same platform
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | GMI Cloud | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| 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
GMI Cloud offers 5 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | GMI Cloud | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 11 configs
|
$2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on GMI Cloud |
|
B200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $7.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on GMI Cloud |
|
H200
1 config · 7 configs
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on GMI Cloud |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$8.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
B300
3 configs
|
-- | $8.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $2.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
-- | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
-- | $1.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
GMI Cloud bills on-demand; Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | GMI Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 | GMI Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 33 |
| Example customers | Trend Micro, Reflection AI, OpenRouter, Higgsfield, Utopai Studios | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.gmicloud.ai | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for GMI Cloud was last updated on Nov. 2, 2026, and for Runpod on Nov. 2, 2026.