What is the difference between Impossible Cloud and Runpod?

Impossible Cloud and Runpod 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: Impossible Cloud or Runpod?

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 Impossible Cloud and Runpod?

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 40 different GPU models across both Impossible Cloud and Runpod, with 0 models available from both providers.

Impossible Cloud vs Runpod

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

Impossible Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Impossible Cloud GPUs

Runpod GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.18/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 40Both available: 5Impossible Cloud: 6Runpod: 39

Showing 15 of 40 GPUs

Last updated: 11/9/2026, 4:25:02 PM

GPU Model ↑	Impossible Cloud Price	Runpod Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.19/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.39/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.39/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.00/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$5.98/hr	↓$1.77(29.6%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $5.98/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.77(29.6%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$2.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $2.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$1.73/hr★ Best	$1.99/hr	↓$0.26(13.1%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $1.73/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $1.99/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.26(13.1%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$1.89/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$2.69/hr	↓$0.80(29.7%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $1.89/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $2.69/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.80(29.7%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$3.16/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$3.59/hr	↓$0.43(12.0%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $3.16/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $3.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.43(12.0%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $3.79/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$6.94/hr	↓$2.62(37.8%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $6.94/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.62(37.8%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.69/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.69/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.79/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.79/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$2.39/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $2.39/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API

A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.19/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.39/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.39/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.00/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$5.98/hr	↓$1.77(29.6%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $5.98/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.77(29.6%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$2.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $2.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$1.73/hr★ Best	$1.99/hr	↓$0.26(13.1%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $1.73/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $1.99/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.26(13.1%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$1.89/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$2.69/hr	↓$0.80(29.7%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $1.89/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $2.69/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.80(29.7%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$3.16/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$3.59/hr	↓$0.43(12.0%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $3.16/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $3.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.43(12.0%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$3.79/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $3.79/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible CloudRunpod	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$6.94/hr	↓$2.62(37.8%)	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $6.94/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 Price Difference:↓$2.62(37.8%) Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.59/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.59/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.69/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.69/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$0.79/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $0.79/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$2.39/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $2.39/hour Updated: 11/9/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 4Both available: 0Impossible Cloud: 0Runpod: 4

Showing 4 of 4 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 11/9/2026, 4:25:02 PM

Model ↑	Impossible Cloud	Runpod	Input Diff ↕
Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI	Not available	$0.950 in $4.00 out	—
Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI	Not available	$0.950 in $4.00 out	—
Kimi K3 Moonshot AI	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Kimi K3.1 Pro Moonshot AI	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—

Features Comparison

Impossible Cloud

Bare Metal GPU Clusters
Dedicated NVIDIA systems without virtualization, from 2-GPU PCIe servers to 8-GPU SXM nodes and GB300 NVL72 racks, with InfiniBand or RoCE interconnect on larger clusters.
Published Term Pricing
Each listed cluster shows a per-GPU-hour rate for every available contract term, from one month to 60 months, along with region, node count and availability date.
Public Pricing Feed
The GPU offer list is published as an unauthenticated JSON feed, regenerated daily.
S3-Compatible Object Storage
Object storage compatible with the AWS S3 API, with no egress or API-call fees and no minimum storage duration.
Managed Inference
OpenAI-compatible inference endpoints for open-weight models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, gpt-oss, Nemotron), billed per million tokens; currently in early access.
Compliance
Headquartered in Germany with ISO 27001 certification and GDPR-aligned data handling in European data centers.

Runpod

Secure Cloud GPUs
Access to a wide range of GPU types with enterprise-grade security
Pay-as-you-go
Only pay for the compute time you actually use
API Access
Programmatically manage your GPU instances via REST API
Fast cold-starts
Pods typically ready in 20-30 s
Hot-reload dev loop
SSH & VS Code tunnels built-in
Spot-to-on-demand fallback
Automatic migration on pre-empt

Pros & Cons

Impossible Cloud

Advantages

Per-GPU-hour rates published for every listed cluster and contract term
GPU compute and S3 object storage from one provider, so data and compute can sit in the same region
Dedicated bare metal hardware without virtualization
German headquarters and European data residency options

Considerations

No on-demand hourly rate; all GPU capacity is sold on committed terms
Many listed clusters have a future availability date rather than immediate capacity
Some listings show region, configuration or node count only on request

Runpod

Advantages

Competitive pricing with pay-per-second billing
Wide variety of GPU options
Simple and intuitive interface

Considerations

GPU availability can vary by region
Some features require technical knowledge

Compute Services

Impossible Cloud

Runpod

Pods

On‑demand single‑node GPU instances in Secure Cloud (data‑center hosted) or lower‑cost Community Cloud, with flexible templates and storage.

Serverless

Pay‑per‑second endpoints with automatic scaling for production AI/ML applications.

Instant Clusters

Fully managed multi‑node GPU clusters with high‑speed networking between nodes.

Pricing Options

Impossible Cloud

Committed GPU Terms

Per-GPU-hour rates for contract terms from one month to 60 months; longer terms carry lower rates.

Storage Pay-as-you-go

Object storage billed per TB per month with no egress or API-call fees.

Storage Reserved Capacity

Discounted per-TB storage pricing for 1, 3 and 5 year capacity commitments, sold through partners.

Per-Token Inference

Managed inference billed per million tokens, with rates provided on request during early access.

Runpod

Secure Cloud

Pods hosted in vetted data centers; higher reliability tier

Community Cloud

Pods on vetted community hosts at lower rates than Secure Cloud

Spot

Interruptible capacity at reduced prices

Serverless

Pay-per-second billing for endpoint execution time, with automatic scaling and no charge when idle

Clusters

Per-hour or per-second billing for multi-node GPU clusters with no commitment, scaling up to 64 GPUs

Reserved Clusters

Discounted rates for 1, 3, 6, or 12+ month commitments on dedicated clusters with guaranteed availability and SLA-backed uptime; quoted by sales

Public Endpoints

Usage-based billing for pre-deployed model APIs, charged per request, per token, or per 1000 characters depending on the model

Getting Started

Impossible Cloud

Get Started

1
Browse Available Clusters
Filter the bare metal GPU listings by GPU model, region and contract term.
2
Request a Quote
Request a listed cluster or a custom configuration; quotes are sent by email.
3
Agree Term and Deployment
Confirm the contract term, region and start date for the cluster.
4
Manage in the Console
Use the Impossible Cloud management console for GPU servers and storage.

Runpod

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up for Runpod using your email or GitHub account
2
Add payment method
Add a credit card or cryptocurrency payment method
3
Launch your first pod
Select a template and GPU type to launch your first instance

Support & Global Availability

Impossible Cloud

Global Regions

GPU clusters listed in EU, US and APAC regions; object storage in European and US data centers

Support

Customer support portal, knowledge base and documentation; regional consultants for quotes and deployment.

Runpod

Global Regions

31 global regions worldwide

Support

Documentation site, support request form, public status page, and a community Discord