Lambda Labs vs Linode

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

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)

Linode

Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
Good performance/price for most of its services
Multiple data center locations

Price comparison

How do Lambda Labs's prices compare against Linode?

Example configuration	Lambda Labs	Linode
VM Small	--	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Medium	--	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
VM Large	--	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)
Block Storage	$20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo	$16.00 / mo 160 GB
Object Storage	--	$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	--	$10.00 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	--	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage
Free egress allowance	--	1-20 TB / mo per instance
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited	$5.00 $0.005 / GB

Lambda Labs offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
1x RTX6000	1x RTX 6000	24GB	14	46GB	$0.50	Launch
1x A10	1x A10G	24GB	30	200GB	$0.75	Launch
1x A6000	1x A6000	48GB	14	100GB	$0.80	Launch
1x A100 SXM	1x A100	40GB	30	200GB	$1.29	Launch
2x A6000	2x A6000	96GB	28	200GB	$1.60	Launch
1x H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	26	200GB	$2.49	Launch
2x A100	2x A100	80GB	60	400GB	$2.58	Launch
Nvidia GH200	1x GH200	96GB	64	432GB	$3.19	Source
4x A6000	4x A6000	192GB	56	400GB	$3.20	Launch
8x V100	8x V100	128GB	92	448GB	$4.40	Launch
4x A100	4x A100	160GB	120	800GB	$5.16	Launch
8x A100	8x A100	320GB	124	1800GB	$10.32	Launch
8x H100 SXM	8x H100	640GB	208	1800GB	$23.92	Launch
Nvidia H200 SXM	8x H200	1128GB	224	--	On Request	Source
B200	8x B200	1440GB	224	--	On Request	Source

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Lambda Labs and Linode offer:

Service	Lambda Labs	Linode
Block Storage	--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer	--
Managed Kubernetes	--
Managed MySQL	--
Managed PostgreSQL	--
Object Storage	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)	--

Company details

	Lambda Labs	Linode
Website	lambdalabs.com	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012	2003
Data Center Locations	15	24
Example Customers	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

	Lambda Labs
Website	lambdalabs.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012
Data Center Locations	15
Example Customers	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika

	Linode
Website	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy