Leaseweb
vs
Lightning AI
What's good about each
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
- 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 | Leaseweb | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.01 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $9.02 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $14.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.65 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 13% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Object storage | $20.71 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $2.45 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 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
Leaseweb and Lightning AI each offer 8 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leaseweb | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
7 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.96 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L4
20 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Leaseweb |
|
T4
11 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
A30
4 configs
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
MI210
3 configs
|
$0.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lightning AI only |
Leaseweb bills on-demand and reserved (1 months); Lightning AI bills on-demand. 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 | Leaseweb | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Leaseweb Canada colocation only | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Leaseweb USA only | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Physical security only | -- |
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 | Leaseweb | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | USA |
| Locations | 10 | -- |
| Example customers | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | www.leaseweb.com | lightning.ai |
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Our data for Leaseweb was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.