Runpod
Runpod rents GPUs by the second, such as the RTX 4090, H100 and H200, in vetted Secure Cloud data centres or a cheaper Community Cloud.
Last updated Run by Runpod, Inc., United States.
Runpod, Inc. is a US company that rents GPU pods billed by the second. Its Secure Cloud uses tier 3 and tier 4 data centres run by vetted partners. The Community Cloud charges less per hour for the same GPUs. Pods run in 31 regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and the US. Runpod also sells serverless GPU endpoints and self-service clusters of 16 to 64 GPUs.
| Fact | Value | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | Per second, covering both compute and storage | docs.runpod.io | |
| Minimum term | None | runpod.io | |
| Credit needed to start a pod | Enough credit for one hour of the chosen pod | docs.runpod.io | |
| Stopped pods | Volume disks are still charged; container disks are not | docs.runpod.io | |
| Tax | Added on top of credit purchases where it applies | docs.runpod.io | |
| Secure Cloud data centres | Tier 3 and tier 4 data centres run by vetted partners | docs.runpod.io | |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | runpod.io | |
| Data terms | Privacy policy and data processing agreement | runpod.io |
Who it suits, by its features
- Short GPU jobs on a wide choice of cards, from the RTX 4090 to the H200, billed by the second.
- Serving your own model without a running server: Runpod Serverless scales its workers to zero.
- Lower hourly prices, if you accept machines from its Community Cloud.
Before you buy
- Keep your work on a volume disk: the container disk is erased when a pod stops.
- Load credit first: a pod needs enough for one hour, and pods stop when the balance runs out.
- Runpod does not say which GPU runs in which data centre, so its plans show under neither our EU nor our US filter.
- Our guide to GPU clouds by the hour compares it with the other hourly clouds.
Plans and prices
These are all the plans we list from Runpod, each with the price we last checked on the provider's own page and the date of that check.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Billing | New-customer offer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU servers | |||||
| Runpod | RTX 4090 · 24 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one RTX 4090, billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less, and Runpod offers an official ComfyUI template Fits 7–14B models | $0.89/hour (about $8.90 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $157 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $650/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | L40S · 48 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one L40S (48 GB), billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less | $1.09/hour (about $11 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $192 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $796/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | RTX 5090 · 32 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one RTX 5090, billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less, and Runpod offers an official ComfyUI template Fits 7–14B models | $1.19/hour (about $12 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $209 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $869/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | A100 PCIe · 80 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one A100 80 GB (PCIe), billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less Fits 70B models at 4 bits | $1.79/hour (about $18 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $315 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $1,307/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | H100 PCIe · 80 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one H100 80 GB (PCIe), billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less Fits 70B models at 4 bits | $2.89/hour (about $29 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $509 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $2,110/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | H100 SXM · 80 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one H100 80 GB (SXM), billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less Fits 70B models at 4 bits | $3.99/hour (about $40 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $702 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $2,913/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| Runpod | H200 · 141 GB GPU Secure Cloud pod with one H200 (141 GB), billed by the second; Community Cloud pods cost less | $5.29/hour (about $53 for 10 hours of use per month) (about $931 for 176 hours of use per month) (about $3,862/month) Secure Cloud, on demand checked 27 Oct 2026 | Per second | No offer | Visit |
| No plan matches these filters. Show all plans | |||||
Not shown: 0 plans whose data-centre locations we have not confirmed yet.
Monthly costs for hourly prices assume the server runs all month (730 hours), or less where a provider caps the monthly bill.
Data-centre locations
Each location comes from Runpod's own website, with the date we confirmed it.
| Place | Country | EU or US | Confirmed on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canada | Neither | Runpod's page naming Canada | |
| Czech Republic | Czechia | EU | Runpod's page naming Czech Republic | |
| France | France | EU | Runpod's page naming France | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | EU | Runpod's page naming Netherlands | |
| Romania | Romania | EU | Runpod's page naming Romania | |
| Sweden | Sweden | EU | Runpod's page naming Sweden | |
| Iceland | Iceland | Neither | Runpod's page naming Iceland | |
| Australia | Australia | Neither | Runpod's page naming Australia | |
| California, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming California, United States | |
| Georgia, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming Georgia, United States | |
| Illinois, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming Illinois, United States | |
| Kansas, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming Kansas, United States | |
| North Carolina, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming North Carolina, United States | |
| Texas, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming Texas, United States | |
| Washington State, United States | United States | US | Runpod's page naming Washington State, United States | |
| Fukushima, Japan | Japan | Neither | Runpod's page naming Fukushima, Japan | |
| India | India | Neither | Runpod's page naming India |
Where we used it
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