Runpod
vs
TensorWave
Both rent AMD MI300X GPUs. Runpod rents Nvidia cards by the second, while TensorWave sells MI325X and MI355X clusters on contract.
What's good about each
- 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
- MI300X, MI325X and MI355X, with MI455X reservable
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm on bare metal
- Parallel network storage with NFS and S3 access
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Runpod | TensorWave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
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
Runpod offers 35 GPU models, while TensorWave offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Runpod | TensorWave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
MI300X
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.71 /GPU/hr Custom | Different terms |
H100
11 configs
|
$2.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod 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 |
|
H200
6 configs
|
$4.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$1.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.95 /GPU/hr Custom | TensorWave only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.25 /GPU/hr Custom | TensorWave only |
|
MI455X
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | TensorWave only |
Runpod bills on-demand; TensorWave bills custom. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Runpod | TensorWave |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| 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 | Runpod | TensorWave |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 33 | 2 |
| Example customers | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit | -- |
| Website | www.runpod.io | tensorwave.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Runpod was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for TensorWave on Sept. 22, 2026.