OpenRelay
vs
Runpod
OpenRelay offers managed Kubernetes on GPU nodes, while Runpod sells spot GPUs with block storage.
What's good about each
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OpenRelay | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
OpenRelay offers 15 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OpenRelay | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 3 configs
|
$8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 6% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H100
2 configs · 11 configs
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.98 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 5% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 6 configs
|
$1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 6 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
1 config · 8 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
RTX 3090
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on OpenRelay |
MI300X
1 config · 2 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 17% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
L4
1 config · 2 configs
|
$0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 27% cheaper on OpenRelay |
OpenRelay bills on-demand; Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | OpenRelay | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | OpenRelay | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | openrelay.inc | www.runpod.io |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for OpenRelay was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for Runpod on Nov. 9, 2026.