Lambda Labs
vs
Vultr
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)
- 30+ locations across six continents
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, as VMs or bare metal
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey and Kafka
- Outbound traffic allowance on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lambda Labs | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 50% cheaper on Vultr |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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 Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lambda Labs | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 1 config
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
B200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
A100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 17% cheaper on Lambda Labs |
|
GH200
1 config · 1 config
|
$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
V100
2 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
A10
1 config
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lambda Labs only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Lambda Labs | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Merchant |
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 | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 15 | 33 |
| Example customers | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | lambda.ai | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 2, 2026.