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.
- DeepSeek R1 VRAM Requirements & Hardware GuideBreaking down the exact VRAM requirements to run DeepSeek R1 across different quantized models (8B, 14B, 32B, 70B, to full 671B), with cost math for local hardware vs. cloud GPUs.
- Can You Run FLUX.1 on a GTX 1050 2GB? (Low VRAM Survival Guide)The hard truth about running FLUX.1 on older 2GB/4GB cards, extreme quantization limits, and the cheapest alternatives for budget-strapped builders.