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Runpod vs Zenlayer

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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

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$53.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$105.60 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 / mo 100 GB volume

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Runpod Runpod
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 / mo 1 TB estimated usage

Free egress allowance

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

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$0.62/hr

Billing Options

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

Available Models

Runpod offers 22 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Runpod Runpod
H100(60) A100(21) H200(24) L40S(18) B200(18) RTX Pro 6000(24) RTX A6000(10) L4(12) RTX 4090(5) RTX 6000 Ada(5)
View all 22 GPUs
Zenlayer Zenlayer
RTX 4090(2)

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 Zenlayer offer:

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

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Zenlayer Zenlayer
cloud.zenlayer.com
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
Zenlayer Zenlayer
19
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Feb. 14, 2026.