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Lambda Labs.

First-party AI cloud — Lambda owns and operates the GPUs. Transparent on-demand per-GPU pricing on B200, H100, GH200, A100. No marketplace commission, no host onboarding (Lambda is the operator).

At a glance

Business model: First-party clouds
Tier: First-party cloud
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Mining: Prohibited

When to pick Lambda Labs

Best for

Distributed training where InfiniBand interconnect matters.
Regulated workloads requiring SOC 2 / HIPAA.
Teams that need real human support and SLA-backed uptime.

Avoid for

One-off short workloads — the per-hour premium adds up.
Hobbyist single-GPU jobs that don't need premium support.

GPUs available on Lambda Labs

We don't have live Lambda Labs prices right now — check Lambda Labs for current rates ↗.

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Frequently asked

How is Lambda Labs billing measured?

Most providers bill per-second once the instance is running, with a small minimum (often 60 seconds). Some first-party clouds round up to the minute. Headline $/hr is the right comparison unit.

Which regions does Lambda Labs offer GPUs in?

P2P marketplaces aggregate hosts worldwide so region varies per offer. First-party clouds and hyperscalers expose explicit region pickers (US, EU, APAC). Filter on the provider's site after clicking through if region matters.

Does Lambda Labs offer an SLA?

Hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle) publish formal SLAs. First-party clouds (Lambda, CoreWeave) offer support contracts. P2P marketplaces and decentralized networks have no SLA — uptime depends on the individual host.

What's the refund / cancellation policy on Lambda Labs?

Per-second billing means you only pay for compute used — stop the instance and billing stops. Pre-paid credits and committed-use discounts have provider-specific terms; check the provider's billing docs before pre-paying.