What is the difference between Lambda Labs and SwissGPU?

Lambda Labs and SwissGPU 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: Lambda Labs or SwissGPU?

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 Lambda Labs and SwissGPU?

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 16 different GPU models across both Lambda Labs and SwissGPU, with 0 models available from both providers.

Lambda Labs vs SwissGPU

Compare GPU pricing between Lambda Labs and SwissGPU. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Lambda Labs GPUs

SwissGPU GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 16Both available: 0Lambda Labs: 10SwissGPU: 6

Showing 15 of 16 GPUs

Last updated: 10/12/2026, 2:01:02 PM

GPU Model ↑	Lambda Labs Price	SwissGPU Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A10 24GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.99/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$2.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $2.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.99/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
B200 180GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$6.69/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
B200 180GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $6.69/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$2.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $2.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $3.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$3.99/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $3.99/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.24/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.24/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.48/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.48/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.60/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.60/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$1.20/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $1.20/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.09/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API

A10 24GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A10 24GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.99/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$2.79/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $2.79/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.99/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
B200 180GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$6.69/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
B200 180GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $6.69/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$2.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $2.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $3.29/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$3.99/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $3.99/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.24/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.24/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.48/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.48/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.60/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.60/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$1.20/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $1.20/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Lambda Labs	$1.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lambda Labs API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Lambda Labs $1.09/hour Updated: 10/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lambda Labs API

Features Comparison

Lambda Labs

SwissGPU

Dedicated Resources
Every machine is fully dedicated to you, with direct access to GPU, CPU, memory, and storage. There is no virtualization layer and no shared GPU resources.
Isolated GPU Infrastructure
Run AI workloads on isolated GPU resources with secure SSH access.
Permanent Data Wipe
All data and the OS are permanently wiped after server rental ends.
Ultra-Low Latency
Offers ultra-low latency desktops that mimic local experience.
Fully Swiss Hosted
All servers, data, and operations are based in Switzerland.
Per-Minute Billing
Servers are billed per minute and billing stops when the machine is powered off, with no separate storage or network transfer charges.

Pros & Cons

Lambda Labs

Advantages

Early access to latest NVIDIA GPUs (H100, H200, Blackwell)
Specialized for AI workloads
One-click Jupyter access
Pre-installed popular ML frameworks

Considerations

Primarily focused on AI and ML workloads
Limited global data center presence compared to major cloud providers
Newer player in the cloud GPU market

SwissGPU

Advantages

Dedicated bare-metal GPU and compute resources for each client, with no virtualization layer.
Secure SSH access, with all data and the OS permanently wiped at the end of a rental.
Local-like experience with ultra-low latency remote desktops.
Published hourly rates for every GPU configuration, with per-minute billing and no storage or network fees.

Considerations

Consumer and workstation GPUs only — no datacenter accelerators such as H100 or B200 for large-scale training.
Single location: all capacity is in Switzerland, which adds latency for users outside Europe.
Electricity is metered and billed on top of the hourly rate, so the listed rate is not the full cost.

Compute Services

Lambda Labs

SwissGPU

Pricing Options

Lambda Labs

SwissGPU

Per-minute on-demand billing

Dedicated physical servers billed per minute, with billing stopping when the server is powered off and no additional storage or network charges.

Prepaid credits

Credits are topped up on the platform at any time, with payments processed by Stripe.

Metered electricity

Power consumption is billed separately per kWh on top of the hourly server rate, and a small fee applies when reinstalling the operating system.

Custom configurations and long-term commitments

Negotiated directly with the provider rather than published as self-service rates.

Getting Started

Lambda Labs

Get Started

SwissGPU

Get Started

1
Browse available servers
Review the GPU configurations and their CPU, RAM, and NVMe specifications at https://www.swissgpu.ch/rent.
2
Create an account and add credits
Credits can be added to the account at any time; payments are processed through Stripe.
3
Rent a server
Select a configuration and start the rental; billing runs per minute while the server is powered on.
4
Connect to the machine
Access the server over secure SSH, or attach Visual Studio Code using the documented remote workflow.
5
Power off when finished
Billing stops as soon as the server is powered off, and all data and the OS are wiped when the rental ends.

Support & Global Availability

Lambda Labs

SwissGPU

Global Regions

Fully hosted in Switzerland; no other regions offered.

Support

Documentation site covering connection workflows and per-framework guides, plus a contact form and email support for technical questions and custom configurations.