Latitude.sh
vs
Lightning AI
What's good about each
- Bare metal, GPU and VM instances across 25 locations
- 20 TB of outbound traffic included per server each month
- API-first platform with a Terraform provider, CLI and SDKs
- SOC 2 Type 2 attestation for Security
- 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 | Latitude.sh | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | $69.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB (vm.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $128.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 320 GB (vm.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | |
| Object storage | $8.50 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $85.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB storage (db.psql.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 20 TB / mo per server | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB · Prepaid 10 TB packages are cheaper per TB | 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
Latitude.sh offers 3 GPU models, while Lightning AI offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Latitude.sh | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.37 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on Latitude.sh |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | 23% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
B300
3 configs
|
$5.60 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) · sold out | -- | Latitude.sh only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
Latitude.sh bills on-demand and reserved (1 or 12 months); Lightning AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Latitude.sh | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Latitude.sh | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Latitude.sh | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Brazil | USA |
| Locations | 20 | -- |
| Example customers | Algolia, Acronis, AnyDesk, Magic Eden, MUBI, Zyte | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | www.latitude.sh | lightning.ai |
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Our data for Latitude.sh was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.