Lambda Labs
vs
OpenRelay
Lambda Labs runs owned datacenters on four continents, while OpenRelay rents AMD Instinct GPUs.
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)
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lambda Labs | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Lambda Labs offers 8 GPU models, while OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lambda Labs | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 33% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 6% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 45% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
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 |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand; OpenRelay bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lambda Labs | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes |
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 | Lambda Labs | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 15 | 3 |
| Example customers | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika | -- |
| Website | lambda.ai | openrelay.inc |
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.