Lambda is the stronger choice when you need a reserved InfiniBand cluster of 16 GPUs or more, or a large machine you keep for weeks. Nodus is the better choice for single-machine training and fine-tuning, with lower listed NVIDIA H100 and A100 rates than Lambda's on-demand instances. On Nodus, billing stops when your command exits, and a lost machine is replaced with your checkpoint restored.

We build Nodus. Every Lambda fact below links to Lambda's own pricing page or docs, the arithmetic is shown, and one section covers where Lambda is the better pick.

How do Nodus and Lambda compare at a glance?

They sell different things. Lambda On-Demand Cloud gives you a Linux virtual machine with GPUs that you launch, use and terminate.…