Packet·ai
vs
Runpod
What's good about each
- 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
- 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 | 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 | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 28% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| Object storage | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| 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
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 · 3 configs
|
$3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 45% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs · 7 configs
|
$0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
1 config · 8 configs
|
-- On request | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
A100
1 config · 11 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 · sold out | 13% cheaper on Runpod |
|
L40S
1 config · 8 configs
|
$0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Runpod |
|
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 | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| 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 | Packet·ai | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | packet.ai | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Packet·ai was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 2, 2026.