GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Hetzner GPU vs RunPod
RunPod wins on 4 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Hetzner GPU
Affordable EU GPU servers — A100 at European prices
from €0.35/h
★★★★☆ 4.2 / 5 (834 reviews)
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Overall Winner
RunPod
Best value GPU cloud — huge selection, community + secure cloud
from $0.20/h
★★★★★ 4.6 / 5 (3,241 reviews)
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Hetzner GPU
RunPod
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from €0.35/h
from $0.20/h
Overall Rating User rating
4.2 / 5
4.6 / 5
GPU Types Variety
2 types
5 types
Max VRAM Largest available
80 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
DE, FI
US, EU, CA
Wins out of 5
1
4
GPU Availability
Hetzner GPU
A100 PCIeGTX 1080
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: DE, FI
RunPod
RTX 3090RTX 4090A100 80GBH100A40
VRAM: 24–80 GB · Locations: US, EU, CA
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
RunPod
Pros
- Cheapest community GPUs from $0.20/h
- Massive GPU variety including H100
- Serverless endpoints for inference APIs
- Great UI and pod management
Cons
- Community cloud less reliable than dedicated
- Storage costs add up over time
- Support can be slow on free tier
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
Choose RunPod if…
- You need GPU compute for Fine-tuning LLMs
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion
- You need GPU compute for Training
- You need GPU compute for Inference
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.20/h vs from €0.35/h)
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.6 vs 4.2)
- You want more GPU variety (5 vs 2 types)