Lambda Labs vs RunPod

Both, Lambda Labs and RunPod provide GPU cloud solutions. Lambda Labs excels with high-performance infrastructure tailored for AI professionals, while RunPod focuses on affordability and ease of use for developers.

In this page:

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)

RunPod

Affordable GPUs in various configurations
Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
Available in 30+ regions across the world

Price comparison

How do Lambda Labs's prices compare against RunPod?

Example configuration	Lambda Labs	RunPod
VM Small	--	$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
VM Medium	--	$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
VM Large	--	$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Block Storage	$20.00 / mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo	$10.00 / mo 100 GB
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited	Free and unlimited

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

RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
A30	1x A30	24GB	8	31GB	$0.22	Source
RTX A4000	1x A4000	16GB	4	20GB	$0.32	Source
A4500	1x A4500	20GB	4	29GB	$0.34	Source
A5000	1x A5000	24GB	4	24GB	$0.36	Source
A40	1x A40	48GB	9	50GB	$0.39	Source
RTX4090	1x RTX 4090	24GB	5	30GB	$0.69	Source
A6000	1x A6000	48GB	8	62GB	$0.76	Source
A6000 Ada	1x A6000	48GB	14	58GB	$0.88	Source
L40	1x L40S	48GB	16	250GB	$0.99	Source
L40S	1x L40S	48GB	12	62GB	$1.03	Source
A100 PCIe	1x A100	80GB	8	117GB	$1.64	Source
A100 SXM	1x A100	80GB	16	125GB	$1.89	Source
MI250	1x MI250	128GB	--	--	$2.10	Source
H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	24	188GB	$2.69	Source
H100 SXM	1x H100	80GB	16	125GB	$2.99	Source
MI300X	1x MI300X	192GB	24	283GB	$2.99	Source
H200 SXM	1x H200	141GB	--	--	$3.99	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 RunPod offer:

Service	Lambda Labs	RunPod
Block Storage	--
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)	--

Company details

	Lambda Labs	RunPod
Website	lambdalabs.com	www.runpod.io
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2012	2022
Data Center Locations	15	24
Example Customers	Microsoft, Airbus, Covariant, Comma.ai, Samsung, Pika	AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu

	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

	RunPod
Website	www.runpod.io
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2022
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu