RunPod vs Lambda
RunPod and Lambda do not currently list any matching GPU configurations with recorded on-demand pricing, so there is no direct price head-to-head today. The table below shows what each offers, updated 2026-10-06. Platform facts come from each provider's documentation.
Prices are per GPU-hour. Rows match exact GPU variants and published node minimums. When node count is not reported, confirm the required configuration before comparing whole-job costs. These are listed rates, not a guarantee of stock.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-10-06)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | RunPod | Lambda | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX A4000 · node count not reported | $0.25 | not offered | – |
| RTX A5000 · node count not reported | $0.27 | not offered | – |
| L4 · node count not reported | $0.49 | not offered | – |
| A40 · node count not reported | $0.49 | not offered | – |
| RTX 3090 · node count not reported | $0.50 | not offered | – |
| RTX A6000 · node count not reported | $0.53 | not offered | – |
| Quadro RTX 6000 · 1× minimum | not offered | $0.69 | – |
| RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell · node count not reported | $0.72 | not offered | – |
| RTX 4090 · node count not reported | $0.74 | not offered | – |
| Tesla V100 (unspecified) · 8× minimum | not offered | $0.79 | – |
| L40 · node count not reported | $0.82 | not offered | – |
| RTX 6000 Ada · node count not reported | $0.84 | not offered | – |
| RTX 5090 · node count not reported | $0.99 | not offered | – |
| L40S · node count not reported | $1.09 | not offered | – |
| RTX A6000 · 4× minimum | not offered | $1.09 | – |
| RTX A6000 · 2× minimum | not offered | $1.09 | – |
| RTX A6000 · 1× minimum | not offered | $1.09 | – |
| A10 · 1× minimum | not offered | $1.29 | – |
| A100 PCIe 80GB · node count not reported | $1.59 | not offered | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · node count not reported | $1.59 | not offered | – |
| A100 SXM 40GB · 8× minimum | not offered | $1.99 | – |
| A100 PCIe 40GB · 4× minimum | not offered | $1.99 | – |
| A100 PCIe 40GB · 2× minimum | not offered | $1.99 | – |
| A100 SXM 40GB · 1× minimum | not offered | $1.99 | – |
| A100 PCIe 40GB · 1× minimum | not offered | $1.99 | – |
| RTX PRO 6000 Server · node count not reported | $2.09 | not offered | – |
| RTX PRO 6000 Workstation · node count not reported | $2.19 | not offered | – |
| GH200 · 1× minimum | not offered | $2.29 | – |
| MI300X · node count not reported | $2.39 | not offered | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · 8× minimum | not offered | $2.79 | – |
| H100 PCIe · node count not reported | $2.89 | not offered | – |
| H100 NVL · node count not reported | $3.19 | not offered | – |
| H100 PCIe · 1× minimum | not offered | $3.29 | – |
| H100 SXM · node count not reported | $3.49 | not offered | – |
| H200 NVL · node count not reported | $3.79 | not offered | – |
| H100 SXM · 8× minimum | not offered | $3.99 | – |
| H100 SXM · 4× minimum | not offered | $4.09 | – |
| H100 SXM · 2× minimum | not offered | $4.19 | – |
| H100 SXM · 1× minimum | not offered | $4.29 | – |
| H200 (SXM) · node count not reported | $4.59 | not offered | – |
| MI350X · node count not reported | $5.49 | not offered | – |
| B200 · 8× minimum | not offered | $6.69 | – |
| B200 · node count not reported | $6.79 | not offered | – |
| B200 · 4× minimum | not offered | $6.79 | – |
| B200 · 2× minimum | not offered | $6.89 | – |
| B200 · 1× minimum | not offered | $6.99 | – |
| B300 · node count not reported | $7.89 | not offered | – |
Lowest recorded on-demand rate per configuration; highlighted = cheaper. Price diff is the absolute and percent saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side has no matching configuration in the collected rates. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
Tables rank by price, lowest first. Commercial relationships never affect ordering. How we collect and rank prices.
Platform facts
| RunPod | Lambda | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | per-second | per-minute |
| Egress | free | free |
| Storage /GB-mo | $0.10/GB/month volume disk; $0.07/GB/month network volume under 1TB | not published |
| Spot offered | not published | not published |
| Reserved offered | yes self-serve | sales only |
| Notebook support | templates | one-click Jupyter |
From each provider's documentation, updated 2026-07-07; sources on the fees matrix and enterprise matrix.
FAQ
RunPod lists 25 GPU configurations with on-demand pricing that Lambda does not: RTX A4000 · node count not reported, RTX A5000 · node count not reported, L4 · node count not reported, A40 · node count not reported, RTX 3090 · node count not reported, RTX A6000 · node count not reported and 19 more. Lambda lists 22 that RunPod does not: Quadro RTX 6000 · 1× minimum, Tesla V100 (unspecified) · 8× minimum, RTX A6000 · 4× minimum, RTX A6000 · 2× minimum, RTX A6000 · 1× minimum, A10 · 1× minimum and 16 more.
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