Independent comparison Updated April 2026 20 GPU providers tested Real hourly pricing

GPU Cloud Reviews 2026

Independent, hands-on reviews of every major GPU cloud provider — pricing, reliability, UX, and who each one is best for.

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RunPod
from $0.20/h
★★★★★ 4.6

Best value GPU cloud — huge selection, community + secure cloud

  • Cheapest community GPUs from $0.20/h
  • Massive GPU variety including H100
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Lambda Labs
from $1.10/h
★★★★★ 4.5

On-demand H100 clusters — developer-favourite for serious ML

  • Reliable on-demand H100 availability
  • No complex setup — SSH ready in seconds
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Vast.ai
from $0.10/h
★★★★☆ 4.1

Cheapest GPU cloud — peer-to-peer marketplace for budget training

  • Absolute cheapest GPU compute available
  • Widest GPU variety including consumer cards
Paperspace
from $0.45/h
★★★★☆ 4.3

Gradient notebooks + GPU VMs — great for ML teams

  • Best notebook experience of any cloud GPU
  • Team collaboration features built-in
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CoreWeave
from $2.06/h
★★★★☆ 4.4

Enterprise H100 clusters — Kubernetes-native GPU cloud

  • Best multi-node GPU cluster performance
  • High-speed InfiniBand interconnects
Hetzner GPU
from €0.35/h
★★★★☆ 4.2

Affordable EU GPU servers — A100 at European prices

  • Best GPU pricing in Europe
  • GDPR and EU data residency compliant
OVH GPU
from €0.54/h
★★★★☆ 3.9

European GPU cloud with NVIDIA T4 and V100 options

  • Strong EU data sovereignty guarantees
  • Established cloud provider with SLA
Google Cloud GPU
from $2.48/h
★★★★☆ 4.3

TPU + GPU powerhouse — best ecosystem for TensorFlow

  • Best TPU availability for TF workloads
  • Deep Vertex AI + BigQuery integration
AWS GPU (EC2)
from $3.06/h
★★★★☆ 4.2

Largest GPU fleet worldwide — P4/P5 instances for enterprise

  • Most comprehensive ML toolchain (SageMaker)
  • Spot instances for massive cost savings
Azure GPU (NCv3/NDA)
from $2.94/h
★★★★☆ 4.1

Microsoft's GPU cloud — best for Azure ML and enterprise AI

  • Deep OpenAI / Azure OpenAI integration
  • Best choice for Microsoft-stack enterprises
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Crusoe
from $0.40/h
★★★★☆ 4.4

Climate-aligned GPU cloud — H100, H200, B200 and MI300X on green energy

  • Among the cheapest H200 access — from $2.10/h
  • B200 availability while most clouds wait-list
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Nebius
from $1.55/h
★★★★★ 4.5

EU-sovereign AI cloud from the Netherlands — full GDPR compliance, H100 to B200

  • Strong EU data residency — perfect for German / EU enterprise
  • Modern hardware including B200 SXM
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Together AI
from $1.49/h
★★★★☆ 4.4

Inference-first GPU cloud — H100/H200 with optimized serving stacks

  • Best-in-class inference performance
  • Excellent open-source model coverage
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Hyperstack
from $0.11/h
★★★★☆ 4.3

Global GPU cloud specialist — H100, A100 80GB and L40 from $0.11/h

  • Outstanding entry pricing for A6000
  • Full networking stack (VPC, firewall, NAT)
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TensorDock
from $0.21/h
★★★★☆ 4.2

Marketplace GPU cloud — RTX 4090 from $0.21/h, H100 from $1.99/h

  • Among the cheapest H100 access in 2026
  • Wide host network = better availability
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Salad
from $0.03/h
★★★★☆ 3.9

Distributed inference cloud — RTX 3090/4090 from $0.03/h

  • Absurdly cheap — RTX 3090 from $0.03/h
  • Massive horizontal scale (1000+ nodes)
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Jarvis Labs
from $0.39/h
★★★★☆ 4.3

On-demand H100 / A100 / RTX 6000 Ada from $0.39/h

  • Excellent pricing for H100
  • RTX 6000 Ada — 48GB at moderate cost
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Lyceum
from $0.39/h
★★★★☆ 4.2

EU-sovereign AI cloud — H100 to H200 with full data residency

  • Strong EU data residency (no US transit)
  • H200 availability in Europe
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Massed Compute
from $0.35/h
★★★★☆ 4.1

Workstation-grade GPUs for AI/ML/VFX — A100 from $1.79/h

  • Strong A6000 / A40 lineup at moderate price
  • Pre-built VFX and AI templates
Scaleway
from €0.83/h
★★★★☆ 4.0

European cloud with H100 SXM and L40S — Paris and Amsterdam regions

  • Strong EU presence (Paris + Amsterdam)
  • Mature cloud platform (S3, k8s, networking)