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packet.ai vs Hyperstack

Newer NVIDIA L40S.
8% less than Hyperstack’s L40.
No reservation form.

Hyperstack doesn’t offer L40S — only the older L40. packet.ai runs the newer NVIDIA L40S at $0.92/GPU-hr Dedicated, about 8% cheaper than Hyperstack’s $1.00/hr on-demand L40, despite L40S being the faster, newer card. packet.ai is fully self-serve with a published rate, a 99.99% uptime SLA, and US East availability built in.

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No credit card 99.99% uptime SLA Newer GPU, lower price
8%cheaper
L40S vs L40 · $/GPU-hr
-8%
lower price than Hyperstackon the newer L40S GPU
packet.aiL40S · Dedicated
$0.92
HyperstackL40 · On-demand
$1.00
8%
lower price than Hyperstack’s older L40
<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.aiL40S · $0.92/hr
$5,373/mo
HyperstackL40 · $1.00/hr
$5,840/mo
You save
$6K/year
$467 saved per month
8% lower than Hyperstack
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Snapshot at 8 GPUs running 24/7 (730 hrs/mo) at packet.ai L40S Dedicated $0.92/GPU-hr vs Hyperstack L40 on-demand $1.00/GPU-hr (Aug 2026). Hyperstack also lists a $0.70/hr reserved L40 rate requiring a term commitment.

Why it’s possible

Newer GPU.
Lower price. No reservation queue.

Hyperstack’s public pricing page doesn’t list L40S at all — only the older L40. packet.ai publishes $0.92/hr Dedicated for the newer NVIDIA L40S, self-serve, and still comes in under Hyperstack’s $1.00/hr on-demand rate for the older card.

Newer silicon, lower price

L40S adds higher clocks and better FP8/Tensor throughput over L40 for AI inference — and packet.ai still prices it below Hyperstack’s older card.

Published pricing, no form

packet.ai publishes $0.92/hr Dedicated openly for L40S. You can budget from day one without a reservation form, sales call, or approval queue.

99.99% uptime SLA

packet.ai Dedicated includes a contractual 99.99% uptime SLA on every L40S 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 the newer L40S, not the older L40
  • You want a published rate with no reservation form
  • You need a 99.99% uptime SLA with no minimum spend
  • You want inference/rendering-ready GPUs without a sales call

Hyperstack may fit if…

  • You’re fine running the older L40 instead of L40S
  • You can commit to Hyperstack’s 6-month reserved term for their $0.70/hr L40 rate
  • You want Hyperstack’s UK/EU/US footprint
Side by side

packet.ai vs Hyperstack, in detail.

Capabilitypacket.airecommendedHyperstack
GPU modelNVIDIA L40S (newer)NVIDIA L40 (older, no L40S)
Rate$0.92 / GPU-hr$1.00 / GPU-hr (On-demand)
Savings vs Hyperstack8% cheaperBaseline
Access modelSelf-serve, published priceOn-demand or 6-mo reserved
Time to first GPUUnder 5 minutesMinutes to hours
Uptime SLA99.99% on DedicatedVaries by tier
Contract requiredNoneNone (on-demand) / 6-mo (reserved)
RegionsUS East · VirginiaUK, EU, US
Start freeNo credit cardAccount required

Hyperstack L40 rate $1.00/GPU-hr on-demand ($0.70/hr reserved, 6-mo min) as of August 2026. Hyperstack does not currently list NVIDIA L40S.

FAQ

packet.ai vs Hyperstack, answered.

For anything else, reach help@packet.ai.

Does Hyperstack offer NVIDIA L40S?
No. Hyperstack’s public pricing lists NVIDIA L40 (an older Ada Lovelace card) but not L40S. packet.ai offers L40S directly at $0.92/GPU-hr Dedicated.
Is packet.ai cheaper than Hyperstack even on newer silicon?
Yes. packet.ai’s L40S runs $0.92/GPU-hr Dedicated, about 8% less than Hyperstack’s $1.00/hr on-demand L40 — despite L40S being the newer, faster card.
Does packet.ai require a reservation form for L40S?
No. packet.ai is fully self-serve: sign up, create an SSH key, and launch an L40S in under 5 minutes with no form or approval queue.
Does packet.ai have a 99.99% SLA for L40S?
Yes. packet.ai Dedicated includes a 99.99% uptime SLA on every L40S instance, with no minimum spend required.
What’s the difference between L40S and L40?
Both are 48GB Ada Lovelace cards, but L40S adds higher clocks and improved FP8/Tensor throughput for AI inference and fine-tuning, making it the better choice for modern LLM workloads.
Does Hyperstack have a cheaper reserved rate for L40?
Yes, Hyperstack lists a $0.70/hr reserved L40 rate, but it requires a minimum term commitment and runs the older L40, not L40S.
Can I migrate from Hyperstack to packet.ai without code changes?
Yes. Both platforms use standard CUDA containers and SSH access. Most workloads migrate with no code changes.

Newer GPU.
8% less. No reservation form.

Switch from Hyperstack and launch the newer NVIDIA L40S in under 5 minutes. From $0.92/GPU-hour, published pricing, 99.99% uptime SLA.

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