What is the difference between IO.NET and Salad Cloud?

IO.NET 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: IO.NET 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 IO.NET 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 52 different GPU models across both IO.NET and Salad Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

IO.NET vs Salad Cloud

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

IO.NET

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

IO.NET GPUs

Salad Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 52Both available: 0IO.NET: 15Salad Cloud: 37

Showing 15 of 52 GPUs

Last updated: 10/30/2026, 6:26:59 PM

GPU Model ↑	IO.NET Price	Salad Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$2.08/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $2.08/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/29/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.31/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.31/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.42/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.42/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.51/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.01/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.01/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.01/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.01/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	$3.46/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.46/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET	$6.64/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET $6.64/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • IO.NET	$11.55/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • IO.NET $11.55/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.00/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$0.66/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	$0.84/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$2.08/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $2.08/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/29/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.31/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.31/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.42/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A30 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.42/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.51/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
A40 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.51/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.01/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.01/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.01/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.01/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Salad Cloud	Not Available	$0.02/hr★ Best	—	Salad API
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Salad Cloud $0.02/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Salad API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET	$3.46/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • IO.NET $3.46/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET	$6.64/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
H200 141GB VRAM • IO.NET $6.64/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • IO.NET	$11.55/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • IO.NET $11.55/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L4 24GB VRAM • IO.NET $1.00/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET	$0.66/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L40 40GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.66/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET	$0.84/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	IO.NET API
L40S 48GB VRAM • IO.NET $0.84/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available IO.NET API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 35Both available: 0IO.NET: 35Salad Cloud: 0

Showing 15 of 35 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/30/2026, 6:26:58 PM

Model ↑	IO.NET	Salad Cloud	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek R1 DeepSeek	$0.524 in $2.21 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$1.49 in $2.14 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	$1.08 in $4.03 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	$0.253 in $1.07 out	Not available	—
Gemma 4 26B Google	$0.106 in $0.328 out	Not available	—
Gemma 4 31B Google	$0.301 in $0.680 out	Not available	—
GLM 4.7 Flash Z.ai	$0.065 in $0.400 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.5 Air Z.ai	$0.157 in $0.937 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.6 Z.ai	$0.496 in $1.95 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.7 Z.ai	$0.528 in $2.07 out	Not available	—
GLM-5 Z.ai	$0.940 in $3.01 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.1 Z.ai	$1.37 in $4.31 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.2 Z.ai	$1.48 in $5.60 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.3 Z.ai	$1.58 in $5.65 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai	$0.150 in $0.880 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

Salad Cloud

Community Cloud
On-demand pool of idle consumer GPUs with nodes in 190+ countries, deployed onto through Salad Container Engine.
Salad Container Engine
Managed orchestration that schedules Docker containers onto nodes it does not control, isolates them behind a hypervisor, streams logs, and reallocates work when a node disappears.
Priority Tiers
High, Medium, Low, and Lowest tiers price the same GPU class differently so a workload can trade preemption risk for cost; High is never preempted by other workloads.
Salad Dedicated
Reserved bare metal and virtual machines on contract, starting with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, quoted per allocation and term.
Private Cloud
Salad's orchestration stack licensed per deployment on hardware you already own, pooling idle workstation and server GPUs into a private OpenAI-compatible token service.
Managed APIs and Tooling
AI Gateway (an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for open-weight models, in closed beta), Transcription API, Recipes deployment templates, S4 temporary storage, Gateway Service residential IPs, and a Virtual Kubelet for Kubernetes.

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)

Salad Cloud

Advantages

Aggregating idle consumer hardware gives some of the lowest published per-GPU-hour rates available
Per-second billing with no contracts or minimums; allocation, image download, and cold start are not billed
vCPU and RAM are included with every GPU class at no additional charge
Four priority tiers make interruptibility an explicit, priced choice per container group

Considerations

On-demand catalog is consumer RTX GPUs only — data center accelerators are not offered outside the contracted Dedicated product
Published GPU classes top out at 32 GB of VRAM, limiting the size of a model that fits on a single GPU
Nodes are individually owned machines that can disconnect at any time, so workloads must be stateless or retryable

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.

Salad Cloud

Salad Container Engine on Community Cloud

On-demand container orchestration across the distributed pool of idle consumer GPUs, with more than 40 GPU classes selectable by priority tier.

Salad Dedicated

Reserved bare metal and virtual machines on contract, separate from the on-demand community pool.

CPU-only container groups

Container groups with no GPU attached, billed per vCPU-hour and per GB of RAM per hour, running at the Lowest priority tier.

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

Salad Cloud

Per-second on-demand billing

Published per-GPU-hour rates billed by the second for the time each replica spends running; allocation, image download, and cold start are not charged, and vCPU and RAM are included.

Priority tiers

High, Medium, Low, and Lowest tiers price each GPU class differently - lower tiers cost less and are more interruptible, with Lowest intended for retryable batch work.

CPU-only container groups

Billed per vCPU-hour plus per GB of RAM per hour for container groups that need no GPU.

Volume discounts

Large deployments, long-running jobs, and committed spend are priced below list by sales.

Salad Dedicated contracts

Reserved bare metal and virtual machines quoted separately per allocation and term.

Private Cloud licensing

Licensed per deployment to run the orchestration stack on hardware you already own.

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

Salad Cloud

Get Started

1
Create a SaladCloud account
Sign up at portal.salad.com to reach the dashboard, API keys, and deployment tools.
2
Pick a GPU class and priority tier
Compare published per-GPU-hour rates and live availability on the pricing page, then choose the tier that matches how interruptible the workload is.
3
Deploy a container group
Supply a Docker image, CPU/memory/GPU resources, and a replica count through the portal or the public API; Recipes provide ready-made templates for popular open models.
4
Monitor and scale
Track replicas in the portal and adjust GPU class, priority, or replica count; the container engine reallocates work as nodes join and leave the network.
5
Talk to sales for reserved or volume capacity
Large deployments, committed spend, and Salad Dedicated allocations are quoted directly rather than bought self-service.

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

Salad Cloud

Global Regions

Nodes in 190+ countries across the distributed network; capacity is chosen by GPU class and priority tier rather than by selectable region, and availability varies by class.

Support

Documentation at docs.salad.com, a developer hub and Recipes library, status page at cloud-status.salad.com, Trust Center, Discord and GitHub communities, and direct engineering and sales contact for volume and enterprise deployments.