Which cloud is actually cheapest for renting GPUs? We rank every provider we track by how its prices compare on the GPUs it shares with others — on-demand, updated hourly. A provider is only scored on cards at least one competitor also offers, so nobody wins by only listing cheap hardware.
Cheapest GPU cloud right now: Vast.ai — the lowest price on 12 of 13 comparable GPUs (92%).
| Rank | Provider | Typical price | Cheapest on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Vast.ai | usually cheapest | 12 of 13 (92%) | visit → |
| 🥈 | RunPod | +23% typical | 4 of 16 (25%) | visit → |
| 🥉 | AWS EC2 | +130% typical | 1 of 8 (12%) | visit → |
| 4 | Microsoft Azure | +209% typical | 1 of 5 (20%) | visit → |
For every GPU sold by two or more providers we find the lowest price, then measure how much more each provider charges. "Typical price" is the median of those premiums across the GPUs a provider offers — median, so one oddly-priced card can't skew it. "Cheapest on" counts the GPUs where a provider matches the lowest price (ties share the win). We rank on published on-demand price only — not speed, reliability, or support (methodology). Provider links may carry a referral code; the ranking is computed from prices and is unaffected.
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