Lightning AI
vs
Verda
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 GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
- On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
- EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
- Powered by 100% renewable energy
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lightning AI | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $21.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $36.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | $20.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 50% cheaper on Lightning AI |
| 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 offers 8 GPU models, while Verda offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lightning AI | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 35 configs
|
$5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Verda |
|
B200
1 config · 49 configs
|
$9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 12% cheaper on Verda |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 35 configs
|
$4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 44% cheaper on Verda |
|
H200
4 configs · 28 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
A100
8 configs · 42 configs
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
L40S
3 configs · 28 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on Verda |
|
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
42 configs
|
-- | $5.68 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
|
GB300
21 configs
|
-- | $6.40 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
Lightning AI bills on-demand; Verda bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lightning AI | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lightning AI | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only | Type II |
| 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 | Lightning AI | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs | Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University |
| Website | lightning.ai | verda.com |
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Our data for Lightning AI was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Verda on Oct. 28, 2026.