What is the difference between IO.NET and Runpod?

IO.NET 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: IO.NET 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 IO.NET 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 41 different GPU models across both IO.NET and Runpod, with 0 models available from both providers.

IO.NET vs Runpod

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

IO.NET GPUs

Runpod GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.42/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 41Both available: 11IO.NET: 14Runpod: 38

Showing 15 of 41 GPUs

Last updated: 10/6/2026, 2:47:48 PM

GPU Model ↑	IO.NET Price	Runpod Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$2.08/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $2.08/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.29/hr★ Best 2x GPU	$1.39/hr	↓$0.10(7.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.29/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $1.39/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.10(7.1%) IO.NET API 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.97/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.97/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.51/hr	$0.49/hr★ Best	↑+$1.02(+208.6%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $0.49/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.02(+208.6%) IO.NET API Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$5.98/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $5.98/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.99/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.99/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$3.66/hr 2x GPU	$2.69/hr★ Best	↑+$0.97(+36.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.66/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $2.69/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.97(+36.1%) IO.NET API Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$3.79/hr	$3.59/hr★ Best	↑+$0.20(+5.6%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $3.59/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.20(+5.6%) IO.NET API Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$6.94/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $6.94/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.02/hr 4x GPU	$0.49/hr★ Best	↑+$0.53(+109.2%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.02/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Runpod $0.49/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.53(+109.2%) IO.NET API Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$0.66/hr★ Best	$0.69/hr	↓$0.03(4.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $0.69/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.03(4.1%) IO.NET API Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$0.84/hr	$0.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.05(+6.3%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $0.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.05(+6.3%) IO.NET API Runpod API

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$2.08/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $2.08/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.29/hr★ Best 2x GPU	$1.39/hr	↓$0.10(7.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.29/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $1.39/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.10(7.1%) IO.NET API 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.97/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.97/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.51/hr	$0.49/hr★ Best	↑+$1.02(+208.6%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $0.49/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.02(+208.6%) IO.NET API Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$5.98/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $5.98/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price 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: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$1.99/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $1.99/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$3.66/hr 2x GPU	$2.69/hr★ Best	↑+$0.97(+36.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.66/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $2.69/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.97(+36.1%) IO.NET API Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$3.79/hr	$3.59/hr★ Best	↑+$0.20(+5.6%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $3.59/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.20(+5.6%) IO.NET API Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Runpod	Not Available	$6.94/hr★ Best	—	Runpod API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Runpod $6.94/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$1.02/hr 4x GPU	$0.49/hr★ Best	↑+$0.53(+109.2%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.02/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Runpod $0.49/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.53(+109.2%) IO.NET API Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$0.66/hr★ Best	$0.69/hr	↓$0.03(4.1%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Runpod $0.69/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.03(4.1%) IO.NET API Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NETRunpod	$0.84/hr	$0.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.05(+6.3%)	IO.NET API Runpod API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Runpod $0.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.05(+6.3%) IO.NET API Runpod API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 37Both available: 0IO.NET: 36Runpod: 1

Showing 15 of 37 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/6/2026, 2:47:48 PM

Model ↑	IO.NET	Runpod	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek	$0.568 in $2.28 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$1.38 in $2.18 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	$0.189 in $0.742 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	$0.969 in $3.93 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	$0.294 in $1.19 out	Not available	—
Gemma 4 26B Google	$0.083 in $0.301 out	Not available	—
Gemma 4 31B Google	$0.380 in $1.15 out	Not available	—
GLM 4.7 Flash Zhipu	$0.064 in $0.400 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.5 Air Zhipu	$0.157 in $0.937 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.6 Zhipu	$0.520 in $2.04 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.7 Zhipu	$0.552 in $2.06 out	Not available	—
GLM-5 Zhipu	$0.860 in $2.75 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.1 Zhipu	$1.36 in $4.27 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.2 Zhipu	$1.32 in $5.88 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.3 Z AI	$1.36 in $4.27 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

IO.NET

Massive Decentralized Network
Access to 300,000+ verified GPUs from 139 countries with 6,000+ cluster-ready GPUs
Rapid Deployment
Deploy GPU clusters in minutes with no waitlists, approval process, or enterprise contracts
Multiple Deployment Options
Choose from containers, virtual machines, Ray clusters, or bare metal based on workload needs
Built on Ray.io
Uses the same distributed computing framework that OpenAI used to train GPT-3
IO Intelligence
Agentic workflow editor, model and agent marketplace, and API integration for workflow automation
Training-as-a-Service
Managed model training offered alongside GPU rental

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

IO.NET

Advantages

Up to 70% cost savings compared to AWS
Clusters deploy in minutes
Massive global network with 300,000+ GPUs available
No waitlists, approvals, or long-term contracts required

Considerations

Newer platform compared to established cloud providers
Decentralized nature may have performance consistency variations
Primarily crypto-native payment model ($IO tokens)

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

IO.NET

IO Cloud

On-demand GPU clusters for AI/ML workloads with multiple deployment options

IO Intelligence

AI models, smart agents, and API integration platform

Agentic workflow editor
Model and agent marketplace

Marketplace

Decentralized pool of GPU providers with unified APIs and competitive pricing.

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

IO.NET

Ray Cluster Pricing

Most cost-effective option for distributed ML workloads using Ray framework

Container Pricing

Standard containerized deployments with Docker support

Bare Metal Pricing

Premium pricing for direct hardware access and maximum performance

Auto-scaling

Dynamic pricing based on actual resource usage with automatic scaling

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

IO.NET

Get Started

1
Sign up for IO.NET
Create an account on the IO.NET platform with no complex KYC requirements
2
Acquire $IO tokens
Purchase $IO tokens for compute payments or add other supported payment methods
3
Choose deployment type
Select from containers, virtual machines, or Ray clusters based on your workload
4
Configure cluster
Specify GPU requirements, region preferences, and scaling options
5
Deploy
Launch your cluster in minutes and start your AI/ML workloads

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

IO.NET

Global Regions

Global distributed network across 139 countries with intelligent geographic clustering and latency optimization

Support

Documentation portal, Discord community (500,000+ members), Telegram support, and direct engineering support for GPU and driver questions

Runpod

Global Regions

31 global regions worldwide

Support

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