Lightning AI
vs
Packet·ai
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
- Dynamic tier: shared GPUs at about half the dedicated rate
- Free, unlimited data egress
- Single GPUs from RTX 4090 to B200
- S3-compatible object storage and OpenAI-compatible inference API
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lightning AI | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | 28% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| Egress | Not publicly listed | Free and unlimited |
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 Packet·ai each offer 8 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lightning AI | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B200
1 config · 5 configs
|
$9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 62% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 86% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
A100
8 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
L40S
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 69% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
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
|
-- | -- On request | Packet·ai only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
Lightning AI bills on-demand; Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lightning AI | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lightning AI | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only | -- |
| 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 | Lightning AI | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 12 |
| Example customers | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs | -- |
| Website | lightning.ai | packet.ai |
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Our data for Lightning AI was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Oct. 28, 2026.