Hetzner is a German hosting institution renowned for delivering the best price-to-performance ratio in Europe - cloud servers from €4/mo, bare-metal from €52/mo, and block storage at €0.04/GB. With data centers in Germany, Finland, and the US, a generous free tier, and ultra-low €0.0012/GB egress, it is the value benchmark for VPS and dedicated hosting.
RunPod
RunPod operates a dual-tier marketplace: community GPUs at ultra-low spot prices and a SOC 2-compliant Secure Cloud for production inference. Per-second billing, instant provisioning, and a broad catalog spanning H100, A100, RTX, and even MI300X accelerators make it flexible for projects of any scale.
- Free tier
- No
- Free credits
- -
- Card required
- No
- API
- Yes
- CLI
- Yes
- Terraform
- No
- SLA uptime
- -
GPU cloud
Compare all →From $0.190
9 results
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A100 40GB (Community) | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 83 GB |
$0.990
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.594/hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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A100 80GB (Secure Cloud) | 1 | 80 GB | 16 | 125 GB |
$1.89
/GPU-hr
Spot $1.04/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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H100 PCIe (Secure Cloud) | 1 | 80 GB | 16 | 188 GB |
$2.39
/GPU-hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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MI300X (Secure Cloud) | 1 | 192 GB | 24 | 240 GB |
$2.49
/GPU-hr
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1 country | Visit → |
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RTX 4090 (Community) | 1 | 24 GB | 8 | 62 GB |
$0.690
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.414/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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RTX 5090 (Community) | 1 | 32 GB | 8 | 62 GB |
$0.890
/GPU-hr
Verified
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1 country | Visit → |
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RTX A6000 (Secure Cloud) | 1 | 48 GB | 9 | 50 GB |
$0.490
/GPU-hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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T4 (Community) | 1 | 16 GB | 4 | 24 GB |
$0.190
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.114/hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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V100 (Community) | 1 | 32 GB | 8 | 62 GB |
$0.290
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.174/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
Serverless GPU
Compare all →From $1.69
5 results
| Provider | Plan | Price | Regions | Visit | ||
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A100 80GB flex worker | NVIDIA A100 80GB | 80 GB |
$2.88
/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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H100 flex worker | NVIDIA H100 | 80 GB |
$4.18
/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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L40S flex worker | NVIDIA L40S | 48 GB |
$1.69
/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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Serverless H100 | NVIDIA H100 | 80 GB |
$4.32
/hr
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3 countries | Visit → |
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Serverless L40S | NVIDIA L40S | 48 GB |
$1.90
/hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
Datacenter countries (3)
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Frequently asked questions
What does RunPod offer?
RunPod publishes pricing across 2 product categories we track, listed by category below with per-unit pricing, specs, and region coverage.
How much does RunPod cost?
Each category section below shows RunPod's starting price and the full plan lineup. Prices are in USD and link straight to the provider.
Does RunPod have a free tier?
The facts panel shows whether RunPod offers a free tier, free credits, and whether a credit card is required to sign up.
Where are RunPod's datacenters?
The datacenter countries section lists every country where RunPod operates capacity that we have recorded, so you can pick a region near your users.
Is RunPod cheaper than the major clouds?
It depends on the product. Use the comparison links below to put RunPod head to head with rivals and see where it wins on price and where it does not.
How do I sign up for RunPod?
Use the visit button to go straight to RunPod. The facts panel notes whether a credit card or KYC is required and whether provisioning is instant.