Packet·ai
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- Deploy GPUs in <5 minutes
- Free, unlimited data egress
- OpenAI-compatible API for inference
- Based in EU, may ease compliance requirements
- Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
- Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
- SOC 2 Type II certified, 99.9% uptime SLA
- Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
- Multi-node Clusters scale to thousands of GPUs
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Packet·ai | 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 | $7.20 /mo 100 GB ($0.01 per 100 GB/hour) | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 28% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| Object storage | $18.00 /mo 1 TB stored (hot tier, S3-compatible) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $40.00 /TB $0.04/GB | 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
Packet·ai offers 8 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Packet·ai | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 14 configs
|
-- On request | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
B300
1 config · 4 configs
|
-- On request | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
B200
5 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 45% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
1 config · 8 configs
|
-- On request | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 5 configs
|
$0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.5x more expensive on Runpod |
|
A100
1 config · 10 configs
|
$1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Runpod |
|
L40S
1 config · 5 configs
|
$0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
MI300X
2 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
Packet·ai bills on-demand; Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Packet·ai | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Packet·ai | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2026 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 8 | 32 |
| Example customers | -- | Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor |
| Website | packet.ai | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Packet·ai was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Runpod on Sept. 12, 2026.