Lambda alternatives
Other providers that publish the same GPUs as Lambda, with their lowest public price per GPU-hour next to Lambda's. Updated continuously from public sources.
NVIDIA H100 SXM
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $3.99 per GPU-hour. 14 of 19 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $3.85.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI | $1.99 | 1 | 50% lower | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Voltage Park | $1.99 | 1 | 50% lower | 24 Sept 2026 |
| GMI Cloud | $2.00 | 1 | 50% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| TensorDock | $2.25 | 1 | 44% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Denvr Data | $2.45 | 1 | 39% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| JarvisLabs | $2.69 | 4 | 33% lower | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Civo | $2.99 | 2 | 25% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| FPT AI Factory | $2.99 | 4 | 25% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Massed Compute | $3.14 | 1 | 21% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $3.99 | 4 | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $2.79 per GPU-hour. 7 of 8 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $1.69.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massed Compute | $1.38 | 4 | 51% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Denvr Data | $1.45 | 1 | 48% lower | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Runpod | $1.59 | 1 | 43% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Hyperstack | $1.60 | 1 | 43% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Verda | $1.78 | 1 | 36% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Crusoe Cloud | $2.30 | 1 | 18% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| CoreWeave | $2.70 | 2 | 3% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $2.79 | 1 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Paperspace | $3.18 | 2 | 14% higher | 23 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $1.09 per GPU-hour. 6 of 7 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $0.57.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Compute | $0.35 | 1 | 68% lower | 24 Sept 2026 |
| TensorDock | $0.47 | 1 | 57% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Hyperstack | $0.50 | 1 | 54% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Runpod | $0.53 | 1 | 51% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Massed Compute | $0.55 | 15 | 50% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Verda | $0.63 | 1 | 42% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $1.09 | 3 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Paperspace | $1.89 | 3 | 73% higher | 23 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA B200 SXM 180GB
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $6.69 per GPU-hour. 2 of 6 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $6.90.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massed Compute | $5.43 | 1 | 19% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Verda | $6.23 | 2 | 7% lower | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $6.69 | 4 | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Runpod | $6.79 | 1 | 1% higher | 29 Sept 2026 |
| E2E Networks | $6.99 | 1 | 4% higher | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Nebius | $7.15 | 1 | 7% higher | 29 Sept 2026 |
| CoreWeave | $8.60 | 2 | 29% higher | 29 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA H100 PCIe 80GB
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $3.29 per GPU-hour. 3 of 3 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $3.04.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civo | $2.49 | 1 | 24% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Runpod | $2.89 | 1 | 12% lower | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Thunder Compute | $3.20 | 1 | 3% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $3.29 | 1 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA A100 40GB SXM
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $1.99 per GPU-hour. 2 of 2 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $1.64.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denvr Data | $1.15 | 1 | 42% lower | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Verda | $1.28 | 1 | 36% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $1.99 | 2 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA GH200 96GB HBM3
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $2.29 per GPU-hour. None of the 2 other providers publishes a lower one. Market median: $5.19.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambda | $2.29 | 1 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Denvr Data | $3.87 | 1 | 69% higher | 23 Sept 2026 |
| CoreWeave | $6.50 | 2 | 184% higher | 29 Sept 2026 |
NVIDIA V100 16GB PCIe
Lambda's lowest on-demand price is $0.79 per GPU-hour. 1 of 2 other providers publish a lower one. Market median: $0.79.
| Provider | Lowest on-demand / GPU-hour | Offers | vs. Lambda | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verda | $0.19 | 1 | 76% lower | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Lambda | $0.79 | 1 | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Paperspace | $2.30 | 1 | 191% higher | 23 Sept 2026 |
Questions
What are the alternatives to Lambda?
Kovara tracks 21 other providers publishing at least one of the same GPUs as Lambda. For 7 of the 8 GPUs compared here, at least one other provider publishes a lower lowest price per GPU-hour.
How are prices compared?
Each provider's lowest public price for the GPU is converted to US dollars per GPU-hour. On-demand prices are compared with on-demand prices whenever the market has them; spot, preemptible, reserved and cluster terms are left out of that comparison.
Does a lower price mean it is the better choice?
Not on its own. Regions, interconnect, storage, contract terms, support and real capacity differ between providers. Open an offering to see its source, terms and availability evidence before deciding.
Prices come from public provider sources and can change at any time. A published price is not a guarantee of capacity.