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

Vercel logo Vercel

  • Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
  • First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
  • Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
  • Very active community and plenty of learning resources

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against Vercel?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Vercel Vercel
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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)
Vercel Vercel
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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)
Vercel Vercel
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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
Vercel Vercel
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Runpod Runpod
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Vercel Vercel
$23.55 / mo 1 TB

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Runpod Runpod
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Vercel Vercel
$151.38 / mo 1440h compute, 50 GB storage, 10 GB read/mo 5 GB write/mo

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Runpod Runpod
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Vercel Vercel
$90.72 / mo 10 req/s @ $0.35 per 100k reqs

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Runpod Runpod
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Vercel Vercel
$108.75 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Vercel Vercel
100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Vercel Vercel
$150.00 $0.15 / GB (Edge)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
Vercel Vercel
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Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)
Vercel Vercel
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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

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Vercel Vercel
vercel.com
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Vercel Vercel
United States of America
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
Vercel Vercel
2015
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
Vercel Vercel
18
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
Vercel Vercel
Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post

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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Vercel on Feb. 12, 2026.