RunPod vs Spheron
Two GPU clouds, one question: who is actually cheaper for the GPU you need? Prices below are today's verified on-demand rates; platform facts come from each provider's own documentation.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-07-08)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | RunPod | Spheron |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | $0.99 | $0.86 |
| RTX 3090 | $0.46 | not offered |
| RTX 4090 | $0.69 | $0.77 |
| MI300X | $2.19 | not offered |
| B200 | $5.89 | $9.36 |
| H200 | $3.79 | $3.70 |
| GH200 | not offered | $1.88 |
| H100 | $2.89 | $2.01 |
| A100 | $1.39 | $1.43 |
| A40 | $0.44 | not offered |
| L40 | $0.82 | not offered |
| L40S | $0.99 | $1.89 |
| L4 | $0.39 | not offered |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $1.89 | $2.29 |
| RTX 6000 Ada | $0.77 | not offered |
| RTX A6000 | $0.49 | not offered |
| RTX A5000 | $0.27 | not offered |
| RTX A4000 | $0.25 | not offered |
Cheapest verified on-demand rate per side from today's snapshot; highlighted = cheaper. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
Platform facts
| RunPod | Spheron | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | per-second | not published |
| Egress | free | not published |
| Storage /GB-mo | $0.10/GB/month volume disk; $0.07/GB/month network volume under 1TB | not published |
| Spot offered | not published | yes |
| Reserved offered | yes self-serve | no |
| Notebook support | templates | templates |
From each provider's documentation, verified 2026-07-07; sources on the fees matrix and enterprise matrix.
Prices render from the live dataset each build. More: the screener · price movers · methodology.