Hikube
vs
Lightning AI
What's good about each
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
- Billed by the second, interruptible machines 50-80% off
- Studios move between its own cloud, AWS, GCP, Lambda and Nebius
- Owned H100, B200 and GB300 fleet in US datacenters
- Bring your own AWS or GCP account and spend cloud credits
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hikube | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.57 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $114.26 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $228.54 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $21.72 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 54% cheaper on Lightning AI |
| Object storage | $24.14 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $58.47 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $23.81 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Not publicly listed |
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
Hikube offers 6 GPU models, while Lightning AI offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$3.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Hikube |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 4 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Hikube |
|
H200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
A100
1 config · 8 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
L40S
1 config · 3 configs
|
$1.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Hikube |
|
L4
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
Hikube bills on-demand; Lightning AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hikube | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Hikube | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | hikube.cloud | lightning.ai |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.