Persistent storage and snapshots if they are not included in the published GPU rate
Official GPU Hourly Pricing
Paperspace A100 price per hour comparison
Compare official A100 hourly pricing from Lambda and Paperspace with Runpod as market context. See the monthly gap at 240 GPU hours before you choose.
At 240 GPU hours/month, Lambda comes in about $179 per month below Paperspace on midpoint published pricing.
This estimate excludes Persistent storage and snapshots if they are not included in the published GPU rate and Egress or outbound transfer when it is billed separately unless those items are clearly included in the published provider rate.
- Best published rate: $1.99-$2.79 per GPU hour published
- Current lowest estimate: $478-$670/month at 240 GPU hours
- Gap vs Paperspace: $179/month
- Last reviewed: 2026-05-02
Current leader Lambda
At 240 GPU hours $478 - $670
Gap vs Paperspace $179/month
Last reviewed 2026-05-02
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Quick read
At 240 GPU hours per month, Lambda is the lowest estimated option in this comparison based on midpoint published pricing. It comes in about $179 per month below Paperspace. At your current reference rate, none of the published options in this set comes in lower.
How the estimate works
monthly cost = monthly GPU hours x published hourly rate Reviewing the current input...
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Sources
Published pricing references used on this page
Each provider shown here links back to a published pricing page or an official source that can be checked directly.
Lambda
Lambda pricing
Last checked: 2026-05-02
Paperspace
Paperspace pricing docs
Last checked: 2026-05-02
Runpod
Runpod GPU pricing
Last checked: 2026-05-02
Provider comparison
Side-by-side view of the current published data
This table keeps the comparison compact: pricing, billing model, and the reference SKU used for each provider in this page.
| Feature | Lambda | Paperspace | Runpod |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published A100 hourly range | $1.99 - $2.79 | $3.09 - $3.18 | $4.31 |
| Quick take | technical benchmark with clear published pricing | higher-priced historical A100 reference | lowest current price in the set |
| Reference SKU | A100 PCIe + A100 SXM | A100 + A100-80G | A100 PCIe + A100 SXM |
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Notes
Important context for this comparison
This page expands the A100 family with a more editorial comparison query while staying tool-first rather than post-first.
The estimate excludes storage, bandwidth, taxes, negotiated discounts, and other extras that are not published in a standard way.