What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Massed Compute?

Akamai Cloud and Massed Compute 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 Massed Compute?

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 Massed Compute?

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 12 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Massed Compute, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Massed Compute GPU Cloud Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 12Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 2Massed Compute: 11

Showing 12 of 12 GPUs

Last updated: 7/16/2026, 6:00:08 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Massed Compute Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$1.24/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $1.24/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
A30 24GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A30 24GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.35/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$3.11/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $3.11/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$2.45/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $2.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$3.44/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $3.44/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
L40 40GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.77/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.77/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.88/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
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: 6/29/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.97/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.97/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.44/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.44/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.50/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.50/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudMassed Compute	$2.50/hr	$2.19/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$0.31(+14.2%)	Akamai Cloud Shadeform API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $2.50/hour Updated: 6/29/2026 Massed Compute $2.19/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.31(+14.2%) Akamai Cloud Shadeform API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$1.24/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $1.24/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
A30 24GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A30 24GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.35/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$3.11/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $3.11/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$2.45/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $2.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$3.44/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $3.44/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
L40 40GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.77/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Massed Compute API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.77/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.88/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
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: 6/29/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akamai Cloud
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.97/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.97/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.44/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.44/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Massed Compute	Not Available	$0.50/hr★ Best	—	Massed Compute API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Massed Compute $0.50/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Massed Compute API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudMassed Compute	$2.50/hr	$2.19/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$0.31(+14.2%)	Akamai Cloud Shadeform API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $2.50/hour Updated: 6/29/2026 Massed Compute $2.19/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.31(+14.2%) Akamai Cloud Shadeform API

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

Massed Compute

NVIDIA Preferred Partner
Assurance of fully-supported, high-performance NVIDIA GPU solutions
SOC 2 Type II Compliant
Independent attestation of security, availability, and confidentiality controls
On-Demand & Bare-Metal Options
Hourly VMs or single-tenant servers—no long-term contracts
Inventory API
REST API to list, provision, manage, and retire GPU instances programmatically
Tier III U.S. Data Centers
Redundant power, cooling, and network for >99.98 % uptime
Virtual Desktop Interface
Launch pre-configured AI/ML or VFX desktops in a browser—no CLI needed

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

Massed Compute

Advantages

Broad catalog of NVIDIA GPUs from RTX A5000 up to H100 SXM5
Very competitive hourly pricing with no hidden bandwidth fees
Owned hardware—no ‘middle-man’ latency or support hand-offs
Direct access to engineers for GPU & driver questions

Considerations

Data-center footprint limited to the United States
No AMD GPU options at present
You must maintain a prepaid credit balance to launch VMs

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

Massed Compute

On-Demand GPU Instances

Self-service VMs billed hourly; configurable 1-, 2-, 4- or 8-GPU nodes

Bare-Metal GPU Servers

Single-tenant servers with full hardware control and optional NVLink interconnects

No virtualization overhead
Customisable CPU, RAM, storage & network fabric

GPU Clusters

Reserved multi-node clusters networked for distributed training

Flexible interconnect (e.g. InfiniBand, 200 GbE)
Long-term reservation guarantees capacity

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

Massed Compute

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

Massed Compute

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up and confirm email to access the console
2
Add billing credits
Configure initial, minimum, and recharge amounts
3
Select a GPU template
Choose GPU type, quantity, and OS image from the catalog
4
Launch via VDI or SSH
Boot the VM, connect in one click, or use the API

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

Massed Compute

Global Regions

Tier III U.S. data centers (multiple sites in low-cost power markets)

Support

Documentation portal, Discord community, email ticketing, and direct engineer chat ('Ask AI Expert')