GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Hetzner GPU vs Lambda Labs
Hetzner GPU wins on 3 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Overall Winner
Hetzner GPU
Affordable EU GPU servers — A100 at European prices
from €0.35/h
★★★★☆ 4.2 / 5 (834 reviews)
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Lambda Labs
On-demand H100 clusters — developer-favourite for serious ML
from $1.10/h
★★★★★ 4.5 / 5 (1,872 reviews)
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Hetzner GPU
Lambda Labs
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from €0.35/h
from $1.10/h
Overall Rating User rating
4.2 / 5
4.5 / 5
GPU Types Variety
2 types
4 types
Max VRAM Largest available
80 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
DE, FI
US, AU
Wins out of 5
3
2
GPU Availability
Hetzner GPU
A100 PCIeGTX 1080
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: DE, FI
Lambda Labs
A100 40GBA100 80GBH100A10
VRAM: 24–80 GB · Locations: US, AU
Pros & Cons
Hetzner GPU
Pros
- Best GPU pricing in Europe
- GDPR and EU data residency compliant
- Excellent API and automation support
- Trusted Hetzner infrastructure
Cons
- Limited GPU types — mainly A100
- No H100 availability yet
- Fewer GPU locations than US providers
Lambda Labs
Pros
- Reliable on-demand H100 availability
- No complex setup — SSH ready in seconds
- Lambda Stack saves setup time
- Competitive pricing vs hyperscalers
Cons
- Limited GPU types vs RunPod
- Fewer EU datacenter options
- No serverless endpoints
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Hetzner GPU if…
- You need GPU compute for EU compliance
- You need GPU compute for Research
- You need GPU compute for Inference APIs
- You need GPU compute for Budget EU GPU
- Lower price is your top priority (from €0.35/h vs from $1.10/h)
Choose Lambda Labs if…
- You need GPU compute for LLM training
- You need GPU compute for Research
- You need GPU compute for Fine-tuning
- You need GPU compute for Multi-GPU jobs
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.5 vs 4.2)
- You want more GPU variety (4 vs 2 types)