Lightning AI
vs
Novita
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
- Wide range of GPU options from RTX 3090 to H200
- Spot pricing available for up to 50% cost savings
- Offers serverless endpoints, bare metal, and cloud instances
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lightning AI | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed | -- Not 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
Lightning AI offers 8 GPU models, while Novita offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lightning AI | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 38% cheaper on Novita |
|
L40S
3 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 81% cheaper on Novita |
|
B200
1 config
|
$9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lightning AI only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$4.63 /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 |
|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lightning AI only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
RTX 4090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
20 configs
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
Lightning AI bills on-demand; Novita bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lightning AI | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lightning AI | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only | Type II |
| HIPAA | AWS and GCP clouds only | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 16 |
| Example customers | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs | beBee, Fish Audio, Gizmo, Wiz.ai |
| Website | lightning.ai | novita.ai |
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Our data for Lightning AI was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Novita on Oct. 28, 2026.