What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Shadeform?

Akamai Cloud and Shadeform 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 Shadeform?

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 Shadeform?

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 21 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Shadeform, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Shadeform

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

Akamai Cloud

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Shadeform

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Akamai Cloud GPUs

Shadeform GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.05/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 21Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 1Shadeform: 21

Showing 15 of 21 GPUs

Last updated: 10/26/2026, 1:49:58 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Shadeform Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$6.52/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $6.52/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.29/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.50/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$11.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.79/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.79/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$6.52/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $6.52/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.29/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.50/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$11.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.79/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.79/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

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

Shadeform

Multi-cloud GPU marketplace
Deploy high quality GPUs across 30+ top clouds worldwide through one platform
Global scale
Scale across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia
Unified API and billing
Provision GPU instances across top providers with centralized billing and support
Cost optimization
Users save up to 90% on GPU instances vs traditional cloud providers
Launch tooling
Startup scripts, container launches, templates, persistent volumes and SkyPilot integration documented for instance provisioning
Public instance directory
Browse and compare instances and clouds by GPU type, GPU count and compliance, with interconnect and deployment type shown per listing, before creating an account

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

Shadeform

Advantages

Compare GPU prices across 30+ cloud providers in one place
Single API to deploy on any supported provider
Unified billing across providers
Easy provider switching without vendor lock-in

Considerations

Additional abstraction layer between you and the provider
Feature support may lag behind individual providers
Dependent on underlying provider availability

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

Shadeform

Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Hourly Billing

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

Shadeform

On-demand instances

GPU instances for everything from quick experiments to scaling production workloads

On-demand clusters

Instantly deployable clusters of up to 64 GPUs, no commitment required

Reserved commitments

Reserve capacity at a discounted rate on terms from one week to three years, quoted by request across partner clouds

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

Shadeform

Get Started

1
Create account
Sign up to access the Shadeform platform and marketplace
2
Browse marketplace
Explore available GPU instances across providers and regions
3
Deploy instances
Launch GPU instances using the unified console or API

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

Shadeform

Global Regions

GPU clusters deployed across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

Support

Documentation with API reference and tutorial library, unified platform console, email support and call scheduling for reservation quotes; managed Kubernetes for reserved clusters available at additional cost