CoreWeave vs Lambda GPU prices per hour
CoreWeave and Lambda both list 3 GPU models with a public on-demand price in our data (H100, B200, A100). CoreWeave is cheaper on 1 of 3, Lambda is cheaper on 2. Biggest gap: H100, $2.37 per GPU-hour (38%) less at Lambda. Lowest price per GPU-hour at each provider, checked .
- GPUs both list
- 3
- Public on-demand price
- CoreWeave cheaper
- 1
- of 3 shared GPUs
- Lambda cheaper
- 2
- of 3 shared GPUs
- Last checked
- Nov 9, 2026
- Date read
Same GPU, two clouds
CoreWeave and Lambda on-demand price for each GPU they both list
US dollars per GPU-hour from public pages. Lowest high or medium confidence on-demand row at each provider. Memory-matched: A100 means the 80 GB model, and H100 NVL 94 GB or B300 268 GB listings are left out. Node prices are divided per GPU. The market median is across every provider we track.
| GPU | CoreWeave | Lambda | Difference | Cheaper | Market median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H100 | $6.16HGX, 8-GPU nodeSource | $3.79PCIe 80GBSource | $2.37 38% of the higher price | Lambda | $3.99 17 providers |
| B200 | $8.60HGX, 8-GPU nodeSource | $7.69HGX 180GB, 8-GPU nodeSource | $0.91 11% of the higher price | Lambda | $7.99 10 providers |
| A100 | $2.708-GPU nodeSource | $3.19HGX 80GB, 8-GPU nodeSource | $0.49 15% of the higher price | CoreWeave | $1.99 12 providers |
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FAQ
CoreWeave vs Lambda questions
Is CoreWeave cheaper than Lambda?
Not on most of them. Lambda is cheaper on 2 of 3 shared GPU models (H100, B200, A100), comparing the lowest high or medium confidence public on-demand price per GPU-hour at each: H100 $6.16 at CoreWeave against $3.79 at Lambda; B200 $8.60 at CoreWeave against $7.69 at Lambda; A100 $2.70 at CoreWeave against $3.19 at Lambda. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Which is cheaper for the H100, CoreWeave or Lambda?
Lambda. Its lowest public on-demand H100 price is $3.79 per GPU-hour against $6.16, 38% less. The market median across every provider we track is $3.99.
Where do these CoreWeave and Lambda prices come from?
From each provider's own public pricing page or official price file, read without logging in. For each GPU we take the lowest high or medium confidence on-demand row per provider. Every price on this page links to its source, and the data was last checked Nov 9, 2026.
Is the hourly price the whole story?
No. Billing increments, storage, network egress, region, minimum node size and whether capacity is actually free all change the real cost. Some listings here are whole nodes: CoreWeave H100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, CoreWeave B200 is sold as a 8-GPU node, Lambda B200 is sold as a 8-GPU node, CoreWeave A100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, Lambda A100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, so the hourly bill is that many GPUs. Open the source page for the exact plan before you buy.
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