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Runpod alternatives

Runpod is already the cheapest GPU cloud platform we track at 100 H100 hours a month ($199/mo). Here's how the other 4 compare. The closest match, Modal, covers 84% of what Runpod does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.

What Runpod does

Core: GPU instances, Serverless GPU functions.

Important: H200 and Blackwell GPUs, Low-cost 24 GB GPUs, Multi-GPU nodes and clusters (partly), Dedicated model endpoints, Ready-to-run model APIs, Bring your own container, Persistent volumes, API, CLI and SDKs.

Also has: Public model and app hub (partly), Managed fine-tuning (partly), Hosted notebooks and IDEs (partly), Agent code sandboxes (partly), Sandbox snapshots and long sessions (partly), Batch jobs and queues (partly), Spot and reserved discounts (partly), Open GPU host marketplace (partly), Open source and own cloud (partly), Compliance and data residency (partly).

Alternatives to Runpod at 100 H100 hours a month, best match first

  • Modal: $434.93/mo Net of $30/mo Starter credit; preemptible list rates (Starter (free plan): $0 fee, $30/mo compute credit applied, base (no-premium) rates). It covers 84% of Runpod; missing or partial: Low-cost 24 GB GPUs (partly), Ready-to-run model APIs, API, CLI and SDKs (partly), Open GPU host marketplace. Free plan: Starter: $0 base fee with $30/mo of compute included, 3 seats, and up to 100 containers and 10 GPUs running at once.. Last price hike: Oct 2026.
  • Hugging Face: $450/mo Ref: 1x H100 on Inference Endpoints at $4.50/hr (Free account, no subscription; 1x H100 80GB on Inference Endpoints, billed hourly.). It covers 75% of Runpod; missing or partial: GPU instances (partly), Serverless GPU functions (partly), Low-cost 24 GB GPUs (partly), Persistent volumes (partly), Sandbox snapshots and long sessions. Free plan: Free Hub sign-up; CPU Basic Spaces and ZeroGPU quota at no charge (no plan card on the page)..
  • Replicate: $549/mo Usage-based; no plan fee. Endpoint assumes L40S (Pay-as-you-go, 1x Nvidia H100 GPU at $5.49/hr). It covers 56% of Runpod; missing or partial: GPU instances, H200 and Blackwell GPUs (partly), Low-cost 24 GB GPUs, Bring your own container (partly), Persistent volumes. Free plan: none.
  • E2B: not offered. It covers 31% of Runpod; missing or partial: GPU instances, Serverless GPU functions, H200 and Blackwell GPUs, Low-cost 24 GB GPUs, Multi-GPU nodes and clusters. Free plan: Hobby: $0/mo with 20 concurrent sandboxes, 1-hour sessions, 10 GiB storage and a one-time $100 credit (the page does not say what follows the credit).. Last price hike: Jan 2026.

Other kinds of products that cover part of Runpod

  • Vercel (Hosting): covers 44% of Runpod; missing or partial: GPU instances, Serverless GPU functions, H200 and Blackwell GPUs, Low-cost 24 GB GPUs, Multi-GPU nodes and clusters
  • Cloudflare Workers (Hosting): covers 41% of Runpod; missing or partial: GPU instances, Serverless GPU functions, H200 and Blackwell GPUs, Low-cost 24 GB GPUs, Multi-GPU nodes and clusters

Prices at every size

  • Runpod: 100 H100 hours a month $199/mo, one always-on 24 GB GPU endpoint $116.80/mo, 1,000 agent sandbox hours a month not offered (Cheapest H100 is Community Cloud; Secure is $289/mo)
  • Modal: 100 H100 hours a month $434.93/mo, one always-on 24 GB GPU endpoint $715.62/mo, 1,000 agent sandbox hours a month $207.96/mo (Net of $30/mo Starter credit; preemptible list rates)
  • Hugging Face: 100 H100 hours a month $450/mo, one always-on 24 GB GPU endpoint $584/mo, 1,000 agent sandbox hours a month not offered (Ref: 1x H100 on Inference Endpoints at $4.50/hr)
  • Replicate: 100 H100 hours a month $549/mo, one always-on 24 GB GPU endpoint $2,562.30/mo, 1,000 agent sandbox hours a month not offered (Usage-based; no plan fee. Endpoint assumes L40S)
  • E2B: 100 H100 hours a month not offered, one always-on 24 GB GPU endpoint not offered, 1,000 agent sandbox hours a month $165.60/mo (CPU-only sandboxes: no H100 or GPU endpoint offered)

Prices are USD per month at on-demand, non-interruptible rates for three fixed workloads: 100 hours on one H100 80 GB GPU, one 24 GB-class GPU serving a model 24/7 (730 hours), and 1,000 hours of 2 vCPU / 4 GB agent sandboxes. They include required plan fees and separately billed CPU and RAM, net of recurring monthly credits; a dash means the product does not do that job.

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