The verdict
RunPod takes it, 5–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, RunPod takes 5 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose RunPod if…
- • You want RunPod's edge on the cheapest h100 and the cheapest a100
Choose Lambda if…
- • You have a reason to pick Lambda that is not on this list
Round by round
- Round 1The cheapest H100RunPod wins
RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2The cheapest A100RunPod wins
RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3The cheapest B200RunPod wins
RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How cheap you can startRunPod winsRunPod8/10
$0.34
RTX 4090 on Community Cloud, the cheapest listed ($0.74 on Secure Cloud)
Source: runpod.io ↗
RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How many places it runsRunPod winsLambda5/10
14 regions
on-demand cloud regions, though not every instance type is in every region
- 14 regions, against 31 regions
Source: docs.lambda.ai ↗
RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What it costs to get your data outTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- H100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($2.89 on Secure Cloud)
- A100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($1.59 on Secure Cloud)
- the cheapest GPU on its price list, a Quadro RTX 6000
- A100, PCIe and SXM
- $1.99, against $0.90
- $1.19, against $0.35
- $0.34, against $0.13
- 31 regions, against 500+ locations
- $3.99, against $1.99
- $1.99, against $1.19
- $6.69, against $5.98
- $0.69, against $0.34