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packet.ai vs Lambda Labs

Same NVIDIA A100 80GB.
28% less than Lambda Labs.
No reservation form.

packet.ai is 28% cheaper than Lambda Labs for NVIDIA A100 80GB: $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated versus Lambda Labs’s $1.99/hr A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only). packet.ai is fully self-serve with a published rate, a 99.99% uptime SLA, and EU data residency built in.

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No credit card 99.99% uptime SLA No reservation form
28%cheaper
NVIDIA A100 80GB · $/GPU-hr
-28%
lower price than Lambda Labsfor the exact same silicon
packet.aiDedicated
$1.43
Lambda LabsA100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only)
$1.99
28%
lower price than Lambda Labs A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only)
<5 min
to your first live GPU
99.99%
uptime SLA on Dedicated
$0
to start · no card, no minimums
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packet.aiDedicated · $1.43/hr
$8,352/mo
Lambda Labs$1.99/hr
$11,622/mo
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$39K/year
$3,270 saved per month
28% lower than Lambda Labs
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Snapshot at 8 NVIDIA A100 80GB GPUs running 24/7 (730 hrs/mo) at packet.ai Dedicated $1.43/GPU-hr vs Lambda Labs A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only) $1.99/GPU-hr (Aug 2026).

Why it’s possible

Full GPU performance.
Published pricing. No reservation queue.

Lambda Labs prices NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM at $1.99/hr, and it's only available as part of an 8-GPU node — there's no single-GPU 80GB option on Lambda. packet.ai publishes $1.43/hr Dedicated for a single A100 80GB, self-serve, no node minimum.

Published pricing, no form

packet.ai publishes $1.43/hr Dedicated openly for NVIDIA A100 80GB. You can budget from day one without a reservation form, sales call, or approval queue.

No 8-GPU minimum

Lambda's A100 80GB SXM ships only as part of an 8-GPU node. packet.ai lets you deploy a single A100 80GB Dedicated instance at $1.43/hr with no node minimum.

99.99% uptime SLA

packet.ai Dedicated includes a contractual 99.99% uptime SLA on every A100 80GB instance, backed by the platform.

Built by hosted.ai

Not a marketplace.
A 25-year infrastructure company.

packet.ai is the neocloud built by hosted.ai, the team that previously built OnApp and shipped infrastructure at VMware, NVIDIA and the Xen project. We’re doing for GPUs what VMware did for CPUs two decades ago: turning idle, single-tenant hardware into elastic, software-defined capacity. Backed by $23.6M led by Creandum.

PedigreeOnAppVMwareNVIDIAXen / CitrixSunlight.io
25+
years building infrastructure software
6,000+
cloud deployments powered by OnApp
40+
engineers building packet.ai
$23.6M
raised, led by Creandum
The verdict

Which should you choose?

Choose packet.ai if…

  • You want A100 80GB access at a published rate with no reservation form
  • You need a 99.99% uptime SLA with no minimum spend
  • You want a single GPU, not an 8-GPU node minimum
  • You need EU data residency with a DPA for regulated workloads

Lambda Labs may fit if…

  • You need Lambda's multi-node InfiniBand clusters for large-scale distributed training
  • You already run on Lambda's 1-Click Clusters infrastructure
  • You need Lambda's academic-focused support and onboarding
Side by side

packet.ai vs Lambda Labs, in detail.

Capabilitypacket.airecommendedLambda Labs
A100 80GB rate$1.43 / GPU-hr$1.99 / GPU-hr (A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only))
Savings vs Lambda Labs28% cheaperBaseline
Access modelSelf-serve, published priceA100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only)
Time to first GPUUnder 5 minutesMinutes to hours
Uptime SLA99.99% on DedicatedVaries by tier
Contract requiredNoneVaries by tier
RegionsEU · data residency + DPAUS regions
Start freeNo credit cardAccount required

Lambda Labs rate $1.99/GPU-hr (A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only)) as of August 2026.

FAQ

packet.ai vs Lambda Labs, answered.

For anything else, reach help@packet.ai.

Is packet.ai cheaper than Lambda Labs for NVIDIA A100 80GB?
Yes. packet.ai delivers NVIDIA A100 80GB at $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated, approximately 28% less than Lambda Labs’s $1.99/hr A100 SXM 80GB (8-GPU node only) rate. Both run the same NVIDIA A100 80GB HBM2e silicon.
Does packet.ai require a reservation form for A100 80GB?
No. packet.ai is fully self-serve: sign up, create an SSH key, and launch an A100 80GB in under 5 minutes with no form or approval queue.
Does packet.ai have a 99.99% SLA for A100 80GB?
Yes. packet.ai Dedicated includes a 99.99% uptime SLA on every A100 80GB instance, with no minimum spend required.
Does Lambda Labs offer a single-GPU A100 80GB instance?
No. Lambda's A100 80GB SXM is only available as part of an 8-GPU node. packet.ai lets you deploy a single A100 80GB Dedicated instance with no node minimum.
What is packet.ai’s pricing model for A100 80GB?
packet.ai charges a flat $1.43/GPU-hr Dedicated rate for NVIDIA A100 80GB, published openly with no hidden fees. A team running inference on a single A100 80GB pays roughly $1,044/month at 24/7 utilisation.
Can I migrate from Lambda Labs to packet.ai without code changes?
Yes. Both platforms use standard CUDA containers and SSH access. Most workloads migrate with no code changes — same NVIDIA A100 80GB hardware, same CUDA stack.
What regions does packet.ai support vs Lambda Labs for A100 80GB?
packet.ai runs A100 80GB in the EU (Frankfurt) with data residency and a DPA for regulated workloads. Lambda Labs operates across US regions.

Same GPUs.
28% less. No reservation form.

Switch from Lambda Labs and launch an A100 80GB in under 5 minutes. From $1.43/GPU-hour, published pricing, 99.99% uptime SLA.

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No credit card · published pricing · 99.99% SLA · EU