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Runpod vs SwissGPU

Runpod is a global GPU rental marketplace with both community and secure cloud tiers. SwissGPU offers dedicated bare-metal hosted only in Switzerland with per-minute billing.

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What's good about...

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against SwissGPU?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Free egress allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
SwissGPU SwissGPU
$0.25/hr

Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand

Available Models

Runpod offers 19 GPU models, while SwissGPU offers 7.

Runpod Runpod
H100(60) A100(32) H200(24) L40S(12) B200(12) RTX Pro 6000(24) L4(4) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(10) RTX 5090(5)
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SwissGPU SwissGPU
RTX Pro 6000(1) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 5090(1) RTX 3090(1) RTX 4080(1) RTX 5080(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and SwissGPU offer:

Service Runpod SwissGPU
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
SwissGPU SwissGPU
2025
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for SwissGPU on May 13, 2026.