Paperspace
vs
Runpod
Both rent A100 to H100 and workstation GPUs with VPS, notebooks and block storage. Paperspace charges less for VMs and storage, while Runpod adds B200 to B300 nodes, containers and community hosts.
What's good about each
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
- 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 | Paperspace | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 85% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Medium VM | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 33% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Large VM | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 33% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 30% cheaper on Paperspace |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | -- Not 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
Paperspace offers 12 GPU models, while Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Paperspace | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 11 configs
|
$5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Runpod |
|
A100
4 configs · 12 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 68% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 83% cheaper on Runpod |
|
V100
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | 90% cheaper on Runpod |
|
A4000
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 67% cheaper on Runpod |
|
A5000
1 config · 3 configs
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 88% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX 5000
1 config
|
$0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
P6000
1 config
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Paperspace only |
|
B300
5 configs
|
-- | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.98 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
Paperspace bills on-demand; Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Paperspace | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Paperspace | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, data centers only | -- |
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 | Paperspace | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 33 |
| Example customers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | paperspace.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Paperspace was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 2, 2026.