GPU cloud · head to head · checked 5 August 2026
Paperspace vs RunPod
5 GPU instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Paperspace
from $1.89/hr
RTX A6000 · 2 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.039/GB VRAM per hour (RTX A6000)
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, Paperspace or RunPod?
RunPod's cheapest listed plan is RTX 4090 at $0.34/hr; Paperspace's is RTX A6000 at $1.89/hr.
Which gives more for the money, Paperspace or RunPod?
On price per GB of VRAM, RunPod does best with RTX 4090 at $0.014/GB VRAM per hour; Paperspace's best is RTX A6000 at $0.039/GB VRAM per hour.
How many GPU instances does each offer here?
We list 2 for Paperspace and 3 for RunPod, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Paperspace
Everything from PaperspaceRTX A6000approx
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX A6000
- VRAM
- 48 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
H100approx
- GPU
- NVIDIA H100
- 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
Paperspace against the rest
RunPod against the rest