GPU.ai
vs
Runpod
Both rent A100 to A6000 GPUs and beyond. GPU.ai routes each launch to the cheapest third-party cloud, while Runpod runs its own secure cloud beside community hosts with notebooks and serverless workers.
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with no minimum commitment
- Aggregates capacity across 14+ upstream providers on three continents
- Public pricing API exposing live per-region availability counts
- No egress or networking fees
- 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 | GPU.ai | 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
GPU.ai offers 25 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | GPU.ai | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
11 configs · 12 configs
|
$1.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on GPU.ai |
|
B300
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
|
B200
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
|
H200
5 configs · 7 configs
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on GPU.ai |
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RTX 5090
7 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on GPU.ai |
|
A100
8 configs · 9 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 63% cheaper on GPU.ai |
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RTX 4090
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
|
L40S
3 configs · 6 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
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RTX 3090
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on GPU.ai |
GPU.ai bills on-demand; Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | GPU.ai | 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 | GPU.ai | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2022 |
| Headquarters | UAE | USA |
| Locations | -- | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | gpu.ai | www.runpod.io |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for GPU.ai was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 2, 2026.