Lightning AI
vs
Nebius
Both rent H100, H200 and B200 GPUs. Nebius runs managed Kubernetes and a model API from EU datacenters, while Lightning AI attaches GPUs to browser Studios.
What's good about each
- 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
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Preemptible GPU instances at a lower hourly rate
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters at no extra charge
- Free outbound traffic from virtual machines
- Per-token inference API for open-weight models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lightning AI | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $35.71 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $71.42 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $142.85 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (cpu-d3) | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | $7.10 /mo 100 GB (Network SSD) | 29% cheaper on Nebius |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $19.42 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $104.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (2vcpu-8gb) | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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
Lightning AI and Nebius each offer 8 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lightning AI | Nebius | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 1 config
|
$5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Nebius |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Nebius |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 61% cheaper on Nebius |
|
H200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
L40S
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Nebius |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$1.55 /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 |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $9.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Nebius only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Nebius only |
Lightning AI bills on-demand; Nebius 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 | Lightning AI | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | AWS and GCP clouds only | Yes |
| 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 | Lightning AI | Nebius |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Netherlands |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs | Revolut, Sword Health, Brave, Voxel51, Recraft |
| Website | lightning.ai | nebius.com |
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Our data for Lightning AI was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Nebius on Oct. 28, 2026.