What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Impossible Cloud?

Akamai Cloud and Impossible 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 Impossible 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 Impossible 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 10 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Impossible Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Impossible Cloud

Compare GPU pricing between Akamai Cloud and Impossible 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

Impossible Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 10Both available: 0Akamai Cloud: 3Impossible Cloud: 7

Showing 10 of 10 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 4:51:36 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Impossible Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
Quadro RTX 6000 24GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$1.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
Quadro RTX 6000 24GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $1.50/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$0.52/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $0.52/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$3.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud

B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
Quadro RTX 6000 24GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$1.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
Quadro RTX 6000 24GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $1.50/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$0.52/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $0.52/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud	$3.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akamai Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 9/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud

Features Comparison

Akamai Cloud

RTX-Class GPU Plans
Workstation and Blackwell-generation RTX cards exposed as predictable GPU Linodes
Global Akamai Backbone
GPU instances available across the broader Akamai compute and CDN footprint
Predictable Monthly Pricing
Flat monthly pricing on GPU Linodes with hourly fallback

Impossible Cloud

Bare Metal GPU Clusters
Dedicated NVIDIA systems without virtualization, from 2-GPU PCIe servers to 8-GPU SXM nodes and GB300 NVL72 racks, with InfiniBand or RoCE interconnect on larger clusters.
Published Term Pricing
Each listed cluster shows a per-GPU-hour rate for every available contract term, from one month to 60 months, along with region, node count and availability date.
Public Pricing Feed
The GPU offer list is published as an unauthenticated JSON feed, regenerated daily.
S3-Compatible Object Storage
Object storage compatible with the AWS S3 API, with no egress or API-call fees and no minimum storage duration.
Managed Inference
OpenAI-compatible inference endpoints for open-weight models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, gpt-oss, Nemotron), billed per million tokens; currently in early access.
Compliance
Headquartered in Germany with ISO 27001 certification and GDPR-aligned data handling in European data centers.

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
Limited multi-GPU and large-cluster offerings versus dedicated neoclouds
Less optimized for frontier-scale training

Impossible Cloud

Advantages

Per-GPU-hour rates published for every listed cluster and contract term
GPU compute and S3 object storage from one provider, so data and compute can sit in the same region
Dedicated bare metal hardware without virtualization
German headquarters and European data residency options

Considerations

No on-demand hourly rate; all GPU capacity is sold on committed terms
Many listed clusters have a future availability date rather than immediate capacity
Some listings show region, configuration or node count only on request

Compute Services

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Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Monthly GPU Linodes

Flat monthly pricing for GPU-equipped virtual machines

Hourly Billing

Hourly billing fallback when instances run for less than a month

Impossible Cloud

Committed GPU Terms

Per-GPU-hour rates for contract terms from one month to 60 months; longer terms carry lower rates.

Storage Pay-as-you-go

Object storage billed per TB per month with no egress or API-call fees.

Storage Reserved Capacity

Discounted per-TB storage pricing for 1, 3 and 5 year capacity commitments, sold through partners.

Per-Token Inference

Managed inference billed per million tokens, with rates provided on request during early access.

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 console, CLI or API and connect over SSH

Impossible Cloud

Get Started

1
Browse Available Clusters
Filter the bare metal GPU listings by GPU model, region and contract term.
2
Request a Quote
Request a listed cluster or a custom configuration; quotes are sent by email.
3
Agree Term and Deployment
Confirm the contract term, region and start date for the cluster.
4
Manage in the Console
Use the Impossible Cloud management console for GPU servers and storage.

Support & Global Availability

Akamai Cloud

Global Regions

Global region coverage across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

Support

Documentation, community resources and 24/7 paid support tiers

Impossible Cloud

Global Regions

GPU clusters listed in EU, US and APAC regions; object storage in European and US data centers

Support

Customer support portal, knowledge base and documentation; regional consultants for quotes and deployment.