GPU cloud · head to head · checked 5 August 2026
Lambda vs RunPod
6 GPU instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Lambda
from $1.99/hr
A100 (1x, 40GB) · 3 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.024/GB VRAM per hour (GH200 (1x))
RunPod
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 · 3 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.014/GB VRAM per hour (RTX 4090)
Which is cheaper, Lambda or RunPod?
RunPod's cheapest listed plan is RTX 4090 at $0.34/hr; Lambda's is A100 (1x, 40GB) at $1.99/hr.
Which gives more for the money, Lambda or RunPod?
On price per GB of VRAM, RunPod does best with RTX 4090 at $0.014/GB VRAM per hour; Lambda's best is GH200 (1x) at $0.024/GB VRAM per hour.
How many GPU instances does each offer here?
We list 3 for Lambda and 3 for RunPod, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Lambda
Everything from LambdaA100 (1x, 40GB)
- GPU
- NVIDIA A100
- VRAM
- 40 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
GH200 (1x)
- GPU
- NVIDIA GH200
- VRAM
- 96 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
H100 SXM (1x)
- GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM
- VRAM
- 80 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
RunPod
Everything from RunPodRTX 4090
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4090
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
A100 PCIe
- GPU
- NVIDIA A100 PCIe
- VRAM
- 80 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
H100 PCIe
- GPU
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe
- VRAM
- 80 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
Lambda against the rest
RunPod against the rest