RunPod vs Lambda vs Phala Cloud vs DeepInfra

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
RunPod
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Competitor 1
Lambda
Competitor 2
Phala Cloud
Competitor 3
DeepInfra
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool RunPod
runpod.io
Cheap GPUs on demand
Competitor Lambda
lambda.ai
Lambda is a GPU cloud built for training and serving AI models.
Competitor Phala Cloud
cloud.phala.network
Over 5,000 users run confidential compute workloads here
Competitor DeepInfra
deepinfra.com
Cheap AI inference
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
2.8Mvisits/mo
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546.5Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 14.2%
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▼ 21.5%
▲ 11.4%
6-month growth
+19.0%
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+79.2%
Global rank web
#19,060
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#76,238
Avg. last 3 months
2.5M
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494.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
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0%
38%
Pages / visit
7.4
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5.7
Visit duration
8m 19s
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3m 03s
Traffic sources
● Direct 78% · ● Referral 21%
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● Direct 87% · ● Referral 11%
RunPodLambdaPhala CloudDeepInfra
0701.3K1.4M2.1M2.8MRunPod · 1.8MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 2.4MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.2MRunPod · 2.5MRunPod · 2.8MPhala Cloud · 2.7KPhala Cloud · 2.1KDeepInfra · 248.1KDeepInfra · 235.2KDeepInfra · 241.9KDeepInfra · 313KDeepInfra · 305KDeepInfra · 282.6KDeepInfra · 375.1KDeepInfra · 446.5KDeepInfra · 490.4KDeepInfra · 546.5K1K10K100K1M10MRunPod · 1.8MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 1.9MRunPod · 2.4MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.3MRunPod · 2.2MRunPod · 2.5MRunPod · 2.8MPhala Cloud · 2.7KPhala Cloud · 2.1KDeepInfra · 248.1KDeepInfra · 235.2KDeepInfra · 241.9KDeepInfra · 313KDeepInfra · 305KDeepInfra · 282.6KDeepInfra · 375.1KDeepInfra · 446.5KDeepInfra · 490.4KDeepInfra · 546.5KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
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$50.37per month · free tier available
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Plans
Pods (Community Cloud) Custom/hourServerless Custom/hourClusters Custom/hourStorage Custom/mo
On-demand instances (8x GPU) CustomOn-demand instances (1x GPU) Custom1-Click Clusters CustomReserved / Superclusters Custom
Confidential VM $0.06/hourlyGPU TEE $3.80/hourly
Usage-Based Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeData
DataCode
TextCode
TextImagesAudio
Output
Apps
Apps
TextApps
TextVideoImagesAudio
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
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Inference
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Cloud computing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.