Lambda Labs
vs
Lightning AI
Both rent A100, H100 and B200 GPUs on demand. Lambda Labs runs datacenters on four continents, while Lightning AI bills per second across several clouds.
What's good about each
- 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)
- 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 | Lambda Labs | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 50% cheaper on Lightning AI |
| 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
Lambda Labs and Lightning AI each offer 8 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lambda Labs | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 25% cheaper on Lambda Labs |
|
B200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Lambda Labs |
|
A100
6 configs · 8 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
V100
2 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
A10
1 config
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand; Lightning AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lambda Labs | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lambda Labs | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| GDPR | -- | 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 | Lambda Labs | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 15 | -- |
| Example customers | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | lambda.ai | lightning.ai |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.