What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and IO.NET?

Akamai Cloud and IO.NET 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 IO.NET?

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 IO.NET?

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 14 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and IO.NET, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs IO.NET

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Akamai Cloud and IO.NET. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Akamai Cloud

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IO.NET

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Akamai Cloud GPUs

IO.NET GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.95/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 14Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 1IO.NET: 14

Showing 14 of 14 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:58:10 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	IO.NET Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.29/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.42/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.42/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.51/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$2.60/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $2.60/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $3.79/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.60/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.60/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.66/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.84/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	IO.NET API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.51/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.68/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.68/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.49/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudIO.NET	$3.00/hr	$2.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.95(+46.1%)	Akamai Cloud IO.NET API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 IO.NET $2.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.95(+46.1%) Akamai Cloud IO.NET API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.47/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.47/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.27/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.27/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.29/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.42/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.42/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$1.51/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$2.60/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $2.60/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $3.79/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.60/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.60/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.66/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.84/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	IO.NET API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.51/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.68/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.68/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.49/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.49/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudIO.NET	$3.00/hr	$2.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.95(+46.1%)	Akamai Cloud IO.NET API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 IO.NET $2.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.95(+46.1%) Akamai Cloud IO.NET API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.47/hr★ Best	—	IO.NET API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.47/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • IO.NET	Not Available	$0.27/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	IO.NET API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available IO.NET $0.27/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price IO.NET API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 36Both available: 0Akamai Cloud: 0IO.NET: 36

Showing 15 of 36 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:58:10 PM

Model ↑	Akamai Cloud	IO.NET	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek	Not available	$0.524 in $2.21 out	—
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	Not available	$1.50 in $2.25 out	—
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.151 in $0.394 out	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	Not available	$1.01 in $4.14 out	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.271 in $1.20 out	—
Gemma 4 26B Google	Not available	$0.102 in $0.288 out	—
GLM 4.7 Flash Z.ai	Not available	$0.065 in $0.400 out	—
GLM-4.5 Air Z.ai	Not available	$0.157 in $0.937 out	—
GLM-4.6 Z.ai	Not available	$0.496 in $1.95 out	—
GLM-4.7 Z.ai	Not available	$0.528 in $2.07 out	—
GLM-5 Z.ai	Not available	$0.940 in $3.01 out	—
GLM-5.1 Z.ai	Not available	$1.36 in $4.27 out	—
GLM-5.2 Z.ai	Not available	$1.52 in $4.88 out	—
GLM-5.3 Z.ai	Not available	$2.10 in $6.60 out	—
GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai	Not available	$0.150 in $0.880 out	—

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

IO.NET

Massive Decentralized Network
Access to 300,000+ verified GPUs from 139 countries with 6,000+ cluster-ready GPUs
Rapid Deployment
Deploy GPU clusters in minutes with no waitlists, approval process, or enterprise contracts
Multiple Deployment Options
Choose from containers, virtual machines, Ray clusters, or bare metal based on workload needs
Built on Ray.io
Uses the same distributed computing framework that OpenAI used to train GPT-3
IO Intelligence
Agentic workflow editor, model and agent marketplace, and API integration for workflow automation
Training-as-a-Service
Managed model training offered alongside GPU rental

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

IO.NET

Advantages

Up to 70% cost savings compared to AWS
Clusters deploy in minutes
Massive global network with 300,000+ GPUs available
No waitlists, approvals, or long-term contracts required

Considerations

Newer platform compared to established cloud providers
Decentralized nature may have performance consistency variations
Primarily crypto-native payment model ($IO tokens)

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

IO.NET

IO Cloud

On-demand GPU clusters for AI/ML workloads with multiple deployment options

IO Intelligence

AI models, smart agents, and API integration platform

Agentic workflow editor
Model and agent marketplace

Marketplace

Decentralized pool of GPU providers with unified APIs and competitive pricing.

Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Hourly Billing

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

IO.NET

Ray Cluster Pricing

Most cost-effective option for distributed ML workloads using Ray framework

Container Pricing

Standard containerized deployments with Docker support

Bare Metal Pricing

Premium pricing for direct hardware access and maximum performance

Auto-scaling

Dynamic pricing based on actual resource usage with automatic scaling

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

IO.NET

Get Started

1
Sign up for IO.NET
Create an account on the IO.NET platform with no complex KYC requirements
2
Acquire $IO tokens
Purchase $IO tokens for compute payments or add other supported payment methods
3
Choose deployment type
Select from containers, virtual machines, or Ray clusters based on your workload
4
Configure cluster
Specify GPU requirements, region preferences, and scaling options
5
Deploy
Launch your cluster in minutes and start your AI/ML workloads

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

IO.NET

Global Regions

Global distributed network across 139 countries with intelligent geographic clustering and latency optimization

Support

Documentation portal, Discord community (500,000+ members), Telegram support, and direct engineering support for GPU and driver questions