What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Hexgrid Cloud?

Akamai Cloud and Hexgrid Cloud are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Akamai Cloud or Hexgrid Cloud?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Akamai Cloud and Hexgrid Cloud?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 13 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Hexgrid Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Hexgrid Cloud

Compare GPU pricing between Akamai Cloud and Hexgrid Cloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Akamai Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Akamai Cloud GPUs

Hexgrid Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.01/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 13Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 1Hexgrid Cloud: 13

Showing 13 of 13 GPUs

Last updated: 11/7/2026, 1:15:34 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Hexgrid Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$7.50/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $7.50/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.75/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.75/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.99/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$4.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $4.20/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.00/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.45/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.45/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.88/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.20/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudHexgrid Cloud	$3.00/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.01(+50.8%)	Akamai Cloud Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Hexgrid Cloud $1.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.01(+50.8%) Akamai Cloud Hexgrid Cloud

A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$7.50/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $7.50/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.75/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.75/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$2.99/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $2.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$4.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $4.20/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $1.00/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.45/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.45/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.88/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.20/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.20/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Hexgrid Cloud	Not Available	$0.55/hr★ Best	—	Hexgrid Cloud
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Hexgrid Cloud $0.55/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudHexgrid Cloud	$3.00/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.01(+50.8%)	Akamai Cloud Hexgrid Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Hexgrid Cloud $1.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.01(+50.8%) Akamai Cloud Hexgrid Cloud

Features Comparison

Akamai Cloud

RTX-Class GPU Plans
Blackwell Server Edition, Ada and Quadro RTX cards offered as GPU Linodes with dedicated vCPU cores
Multi-GPU Plans
Plans carry 1 to 8 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell cards, with vNUMA exposed on the 8-card plans, and 1 to 4 cards on RTX 4000 Ada and Quadro RTX 6000 plans
Multiple Regions
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell plans are listed in 20 Akamai Cloud regions across Europe, Asia and North America; RTX 4000 Ada and Quadro RTX 6000 plans are listed in fewer

Hexgrid Cloud

Fast GPU Deployment
Launch a dedicated GPU in about 60 seconds, from GPU selection to a running pod.
One-Click ComfyUI Workflows
Preconfigured workflows for image and video models such as MiniMax H3, Wan 2.2, LTX 2.5 and FLUX, with models, custom nodes and dependencies installed.
Direct SSH Access
Connect directly to GPUs over SSH with full root access and bring your own containers, notebooks or training code.
Persistent Storage
Models, custom nodes, workflows and outputs persist so a stopped GPU can be resumed later.
Certified Infrastructure
Datacenter partners are GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II compliant.

Pros & Cons

Akamai Cloud

Advantages

Predictable flat-rate pricing model
Global region coverage inherited from the Akamai network
Blackwell-generation RTX PRO 6000 available alongside older RTX SKUs

Considerations

Catalog focused on RTX cards; H100/H200/B200 are not part of the public lineup
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and Quadro RTX 6000 plans are listed as limited deployment availability
A deposit may be required to deploy GPU Linodes on new or low-spend accounts

Hexgrid Cloud

Advantages

Dedicated GPU access with root SSH, not shared instances.
Supports multiple regions including US, EU, and APAC.
Published per-GPU-hour rates billed per minute, with no minimums.
Ready-to-run ComfyUI environments for generative image and video work.

Considerations

Limited information available on support options.
Reserved capacity, private clusters and multi-node interconnect are quoted only on request.
NSFW content creation is not allowed on the platform.

Compute Services

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Hexgrid Cloud

Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Hourly Billing

GPU Linode plans are listed with hourly rates; review the pricing page for the full plan list

Hexgrid Cloud

On-demand

One rate per GPU hour, billed per minute, with no minimums or egress fees

Reserved and enterprise capacity

Reserved capacity and private clusters quoted directly by sales

Getting Started

Akamai Cloud

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at the Akamai Cloud / Linode console
2
Choose a GPU Linode plan
Select RTX 4000 Ada, Quadro RTX 6000 or RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with the desired GPU count
3
Deploy and connect
Provision the instance via Cloud Manager, CLI or API and connect over SSH

Hexgrid Cloud

Get Started

1
Create an account and add balance
Sign up and top up your wallet balance at checkout.
2
Choose a workflow or GPU
Pick a ready-to-run ComfyUI workflow, or a GPU with the vRAM your workload needs.
3
Launch
Get a private ComfyUI URL, or connect to the GPU over SSH with your keys.

Support & Global Availability

Akamai Cloud

Global Regions

GPU plans are listed in selected Akamai Cloud regions in North America, Europe and Asia, varying by GPU; RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has the widest list

Support

Documentation, a community forum, and Akamai compute support

Hexgrid Cloud

Global Regions

US, EU, APAC

Support

Email (contact@hexgrid.cloud) and documentation