What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Salad Cloud?

Akamai Cloud and Salad 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 Salad 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 Salad 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 22 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Salad Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Salad Cloud GPU Cloud Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 22Both available: 0Akamai Cloud: 2Salad Cloud: 20

Showing 15 of 22 GPUs

Last updated: 7/16/2026, 5:57:21 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Salad Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.04/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.04/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.09/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.10/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.10/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad 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 4060 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.05/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.05/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.09/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.11/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.11/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.16/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 5060 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 5060 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.07/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API

RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.04/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.04/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.09/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.10/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.10/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad 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 4060 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.05/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.05/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.08/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.08/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.09/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.11/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.11/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.16/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
RTX 5060 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
RTX 5060 12GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.07/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Salad 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

Salad Cloud

Community GPU Pool
Community-powered consumer GPUs for stateless and high-volume workloads with very competitive pricing.
Secure GPU Clusters
Data center-grade A100, L40S, and H100 NVL capacity with managed orchestration for compliant workloads.
Managed Container Engine
Deploy containers without managing nodes; scale replicas across thousands of GPUs via the Salad portal.
Transparent Pricing Calculator
Public pricing calculator shows hourly rates for all GPU types across both Community and Secure tiers.
Developer Hub & Docs
Portal access, Developer Hub, and product documentation at docs.salad.com.

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

Salad Cloud

Advantages

Very competitive GPU pricing across both community and secure tiers
Mix of community GPUs and secure data center clusters with A100/L40S/H100 options
Managed container engine reduces infrastructure and orchestration overhead
Developer portal, calculator, and docs make costs and deployment steps clear

Considerations

Community GPU pool is best for stateless or fault-tolerant workloads where node variability is acceptable
Secure tier GPU lineup is limited to the published SKUs (H100 NVL, A100, L40S) and 8x cluster configurations

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

Salad Cloud

Salad Container Engine - Secure

Managed container orchestration on data center GPUs such as H100 NVL, A100, and L40S with competitive hourly pricing.

Salad Container Engine - Community

Community-powered GPU pool for flexible, stateless workloads with very competitive pricing.

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

Salad Cloud

Community GPU Pricing

Extremely cost-effective community tier with consumer GPUs for stateless and fault-tolerant workloads.

Secure Tier Pricing

Competitive hourly rates for data center-grade H100 NVL, A100, and L40S GPUs with managed orchestration.

On-demand, no contracts

Hourly billing via the Salad portal and calculator with no prepayments or long-term commitments required.

Transparent pricing calculator

Public pricing calculator available showing all GPU types and hourly rates across both tiers.

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

Salad Cloud

Get Started

1
Create a SaladCloud account
Sign up and log in at portal.salad.com to access the dashboard and calculator.
2
Choose a container engine tier
Pick Community for the lowest-cost consumer GPUs or Secure for data center-grade H100/A100/L40S clusters.
3
Select GPU type and replicas
Use the pricing calculator to pick a GPU SKU (e.g., L40S, A100, H100 NVL) and set the number of replicas.
4
Deploy your container
Provide your image, command, and environment settings, then launch via the portal or API.
5
Monitor and iterate
Track deployments and status in the portal; adjust replicas or GPU class as needed.

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

Salad Cloud

Global Regions

Distributed global community GPU network with secure data center clusters (locations not explicitly listed on public pages).

Support

Documentation and Developer Hub at docs.salad.com, portal dashboards with a status page, community Discord, and sales contact for secure clusters.