What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Spheron?

Akamai Cloud and Spheron 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 Spheron?

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 Spheron?

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 Spheron, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Spheron

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

Akamai Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

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Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.61/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 12Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 1Spheron: 12

Showing 12 of 12 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:58:12 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Spheron Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$5.66/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $5.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.02/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$2.20/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $2.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.32/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.32/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$11.52/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $11.52/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.96/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.96/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.59/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.72/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.72/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.56/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.56/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.78/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudSpheron	$3.00/hr	$1.39/hr★ Best	↑+$1.61(+115.8%)	Akamai Cloud Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Spheron $1.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.61(+115.8%) Akamai Cloud Spheron GPU pricing feed

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$5.66/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $5.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.02/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$2.20/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $2.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.32/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.32/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$11.52/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $11.52/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.96/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.96/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.59/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.72/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.72/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.56/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.56/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.78/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai CloudSpheron	$3.00/hr	$1.39/hr★ Best	↑+$1.61(+115.8%)	Akamai Cloud Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Akamai Cloud $3.00/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Spheron $1.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.61(+115.8%) Akamai Cloud Spheron GPU pricing feed

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

Spheron

Multi-provider marketplace
Access GPU capacity from multiple cloud providers and certified data centers from one account, without separate signups per provider
Per-minute billing
Instances are billed by the minute rather than rounded up to the hour, past a 20-minute minimum runtime (60 minutes for a 2x AMD MI300X)
Fast provisioning
NVIDIA instances are typically ready in under two minutes with no approval workflow or provisioning queue
Unified billing and cost tracking
Compute spend across every connected provider is tracked in a single dashboard
Full root access instances
Each VM or bare metal instance includes NVMe SSD storage, network bandwidth and full root access, with a dedicated IP on NVIDIA instances
Supplier matchmaking
Spheron sources large clusters, specific hardware and InfiniBand configurations from its partner data center network, with a typical quote turnaround of 24-48 hours

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

Spheron

Advantages

One account and dashboard spans several GPU clouds, avoiding per-provider lock-in
Per-minute billing past a short minimum runtime, with no contract or long-term commitment
Wide NVIDIA range from RTX 4090 through B300 plus the AMD MI300X, with GB200, GB300 and R100 available to reserve
Spot instances run the same hardware at up to 50% off dedicated rates

Considerations

Capacity is supplied by third-party data centers, so hardware, regions and operational experience vary by partner
Spot instances are interruptible and can be reclaimed when demand returns
Large clusters, custom configurations and reserved capacity go through sales rather than self-service

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

Spheron

Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Hourly Billing

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

Spheron

On-Demand Dedicated Instances

Non-interruptible instances covered by an uptime SLA and billed per minute, with no contract or long-term commitment

Spot Instances

Idle capacity on the same hardware at up to 50% off dedicated rates, interruptible when the provider reclaims it

Reserved Commitments

Commit to a duration for locked capacity, volume pricing and dedicated support

Custom Clusters

Quoted deployments from 8 to 512+ GPUs with specific hardware and InfiniBand configurations sourced from partner data centers

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

Spheron

Get Started

1
Pick your GPU
Browse available GPU models with live pricing and filter by VRAM, architecture or price
2
Configure and launch
Choose a region, storage and OS image, then deploy; instances are provisioned in around two minutes
3
Build, train, iterate
SSH in and start working, switch to another GPU model at any time, or spin down to stop per-minute billing
4
Request a quote for larger needs
Submit requirements for reserved capacity or custom clusters and Spheron sources, negotiates and sets up the deployment

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

Spheron

Global Regions

Capacity sourced from vetted Tier 3/4 partner data centers spanning multiple continents; region is selected at deploy time

Support

Documentation, API reference and changelog at docs.spheron.ai, plus sales contact and call scheduling for reserved capacity and custom cluster quotes