GPU Pricing Comparison for AI Workloads
Compare GPU cloud pricing, VRAM requirements, benchmarks, and token-cost tradeoffs for builders shipping AI workloads. No fluff, just numbers.
Guides & comparisons
- RTX 4090 vs A100: Real-World Benchmark for AI WorkloadsBenchmarking the RTX 4090 against the A100 80GB on Llama inference, FLUX image generation, and SDXL throughput — with cost-per-output math.
- A100 vs H100: Is the H100 Worth 2x the Price?Comparing NVIDIA A100 and H100 on raw FLOPs, memory bandwidth, real inference throughput, and total cost per million tokens.
- Best GPU for FLUX Image GenerationChoosing a GPU for FLUX.1 [dev] and FLUX.1 [schnell] — VRAM requirements, image-per-second throughput, and the cheapest path to production.
- Best GPU for Llama Inference (2026 Edition)How to pick the right GPU for serving Llama 3.x models — by parameter count, batch size, and context length, with cost-per-million-tokens math.
- Can You Run FLUX.1 on a GTX 1050 2GB?Why FLUX.1 cannot run natively on a GTX 1050 2GB or 4GB GPU, the real VRAM floor, and the cheapest low-VRAM alternatives.
- Claude vs GPT Token Cost: Which API Is Cheaper in 2026?Side-by-side pricing for Claude and GPT models in 2026 — input, output, and cached tokens — plus napkin math for common workload patterns.
- DeepSeek R1 VRAM & GPU RequirementsHow much VRAM each DeepSeek R1 variant needs — from the 8B distilled model on a single consumer GPU to the full 671B running across H100 clusters.
- FLUX.1 Dev VRAM RequirementsHow much VRAM FLUX.1 Dev needs for local image generation — from full FP16 on a 24 GB GPU to quantized workflows on 12–16 GB cards.
- FLUX.1 Schnell VRAM RequirementsHow much VRAM FLUX.1 schnell needs for local image generation, from 12 GB quantized setups to comfortable 24 GB GPUs.
- RunPod vs Vast.ai: Which GPU Cloud Should You Pick in 2026?A head-to-head of RunPod and Vast.ai across pricing, reliability, container UX, and best-fit workloads for AI builders.