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Runpod vs TensorDock

Both RunPod and TensorDock operate GPU marketplace models with competitive pricing. RunPod also offers a secure cloud, while TensorDock offers marketplace coverage across 100+ locations globally.

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What's good about...

Runpod logo Runpod

  • 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

TensorDock logo TensorDock

  • Marketplace model with competitive pricing
  • Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
  • No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
  • Global coverage across 100+ locations

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against TensorDock?

VM Small

Runpod Runpod
$43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
TensorDock TensorDock
$10.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Medium

Runpod Runpod
$86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
TensorDock TensorDock
$20.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

VM Large

Runpod Runpod
$172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
TensorDock TensorDock
$41.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage

Block Storage

Runpod Runpod
$10.00 /mo 100 GB
TensorDock TensorDock
$0.01 /mo 100 GB

Free egress allowance

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

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
TensorDock TensorDock
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Runpod Runpod
TensorDock TensorDock
H100 $3.49 $2.36 A100 $1.59 $1.61 RTX 4090 $0.34 $0.46 RTX 3090 $0.22 $0.31

Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandReservation
TensorDock TensorDock
On-Demand

Available Models

Runpod offers 35 GPU models, while TensorDock offers 9.

Runpod Runpod
H100(10) H200(6) A100(7) RTX PRO 6000(3) B200(3) L40S(3) B300(4) RTX A6000(3) RTX 5090(3) V100(2)
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TensorDock TensorDock
H100(1) A100(2) RTX A6000(1) V100(1) RTX 4090(1) A4000(1) L40(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) RTX 3090(1)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and TensorDock offer:

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

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
TensorDock TensorDock
www.tensordock.com
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America US flag
TensorDock TensorDock
United States of America US flag
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
TensorDock TensorDock
2021
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
32
TensorDock TensorDock
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Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
TensorDock TensorDock
Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Runpod was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for TensorDock on Sept. 8, 2026.