What is the difference between Paperspace and Shadeform?

Paperspace and Shadeform 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: Paperspace or Shadeform?

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 Paperspace and Shadeform?

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 26 different GPU models across both Paperspace and Shadeform, with 0 models available from both providers.

Paperspace vs Shadeform

Compare GPU pricing between Paperspace and Shadeform. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Paperspace

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Shadeform

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Paperspace GPUs

Shadeform GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.19/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 26Both available: 6Paperspace: 11Shadeform: 21

Showing 15 of 26 GPUs

Last updated: 10/26/2026, 2:05:44 PM

GPU Model ↑	Paperspace Price	Shadeform Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace	$3.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Paperspace
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace $3.09/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Paperspace
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • PaperspaceShadeform	$3.18/hr	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$1.83(+135.6%)	Paperspace Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Paperspace $3.18/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.83(+135.6%) Paperspace Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$6.52/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $6.52/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.29/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • PaperspaceShadeform	$5.95/hr	$2.50/hr★ Best	↑+$3.45(+138.0%)	Paperspace Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Paperspace $5.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.45(+138.0%) Paperspace Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$11.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace	$3.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Paperspace
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace $3.09/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Paperspace
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • PaperspaceShadeform	$3.18/hr	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$1.83(+135.6%)	Paperspace Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Paperspace $3.18/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.83(+135.6%) Paperspace Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$6.52/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $6.52/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
Gaudi 2 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.29/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • PaperspaceShadeform	$5.95/hr	$2.50/hr★ Best	↑+$3.45(+138.0%)	Paperspace Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Paperspace $5.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.45(+138.0%) Paperspace Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$11.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/26/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

Features Comparison

Paperspace

Gradient Notebooks
Interactive Jupyter notebooks with a free tier, pre-configured templates, and access to powerful GPUs.
Gradient Deployments
Serve machine learning models as scalable API endpoints.
Core Machines
High-performance virtual machines with a wide variety of NVIDIA GPUs for demanding workloads.
Team Collaboration
Features for teams to collaborate on projects, including shared drives and SSO.
Persistent Storage
Offers persistent storage that can be shared across different machines and notebooks.
API and CLI
Programmatic access to the Paperspace platform to automate workflows.

Shadeform

Multi-cloud GPU marketplace
Deploy high quality GPUs across 30+ top clouds worldwide through one platform
Global scale
Scale across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia
Unified API and billing
Provision GPU instances across top providers with centralized billing and support
Cost optimization
Users save up to 90% on GPU instances vs traditional cloud providers
Launch tooling
Startup scripts, container launches, templates, persistent volumes and SkyPilot integration documented for instance provisioning
Public instance directory
Browse and compare instances and clouds by GPU type, GPU count and compliance, with interconnect and deployment type shown per listing, before creating an account

Pros & Cons

Paperspace

Advantages

User-friendly interface and easy to get started
Wide range of NVIDIA GPU options
Free GPU and CPU plans for notebooks
Pay-per-second billing model

Considerations

Limited data center regions (US and Europe)
Some user reports of inconsistent customer support
Availability of high-end multi-GPU instances can be limited

Shadeform

Advantages

Compare GPU prices across 30+ cloud providers in one place
Single API to deploy on any supported provider
Unified billing across providers
Easy provider switching without vendor lock-in

Considerations

Additional abstraction layer between you and the provider
Feature support may lag behind individual providers
Dependent on underlying provider availability

Compute Services

Paperspace

Core GPU Instances

Virtual machines with a wide range of NVIDIA GPUs for various workloads.

Gradient Notebooks

Managed Jupyter notebooks for interactive development and experimentation.

Free CPU and GPU tiers
1-click launch with pre-configured templates

Gradient Deployments

A serverless product for deploying trained models as REST APIs.

Scalable and managed infrastructure
Integration with Gradient Notebooks and Workflows

Shadeform

Pricing Options

Paperspace

Shadeform

On-demand instances

GPU instances for everything from quick experiments to scaling production workloads

On-demand clusters

Instantly deployable clusters of up to 64 GPUs, no commitment required

Reserved commitments

Reserve capacity at a discounted rate on terms from one week to three years, quoted by request across partner clouds

Getting Started

Paperspace

Get Started

1
Create an Account
Sign up for a Paperspace account. You can start with a free plan.
2
Choose a Product
Select the product that best fits your needs, such as Gradient Notebooks for interactive development or Core Machines for more control.
3
Select a Template and Machine
Choose a pre-configured template for your desired framework and select a GPU or CPU instance.
4
Start Working
Launch your machine or notebook and begin building, training, or deploying your AI applications.

Shadeform

Get Started

1
Create account
Sign up to access the Shadeform platform and marketplace
2
Browse marketplace
Explore available GPU instances across providers and regions
3
Deploy instances
Launch GPU instances using the unified console or API

Support & Global Availability

Paperspace

Global Regions

Data centers are located in the US (Secaucus, NJ and Santa Clara, CA) and Europe (Amsterdam, NL).

Support

Support is available through a community forum, extensive documentation, and a support ticket system.

Shadeform

Global Regions

GPU clusters deployed across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

Support

Documentation with API reference and tutorial library, unified platform console, email support and call scheduling for reservation quotes; managed Kubernetes for reserved clusters available at additional cost