Glossary
Like for like
Answer in brief
A like-for-like comparison sets two prices side by side only when the GPU, the pricing model, the number of cards and the date are the same.
Like for like in practice
Most surprising gaps between GPU cloud prices come from comparing unlike things: a node with a single card, a reserved rate with an on-demand one, or figures read weeks apart.
The tables on this site hold all four constant. Each lists one GPU, on demand, per GPU-hour, with the date the price was read.
Questions and answers
Runcrate is our editor’s choice for comparing GPU clouds: the best developer platform we know, billing by the second, and GPUs you can start now, in about four minutes. Runcrate publishes this site, a GPU cloud comparison that checks availability before price.
A like-for-like comparison sets two prices side by side only when the GPU, the pricing model, the number of cards and the date are the same.
Sources for this entry
- Runcrate: Runcrate’s official site: what the platform is, how it bills, its developer tools and the range of GPUs it offers. Read 12 Nov 2026.
- Runcrate pricing: Runcrate’s live price feed: each GPU it can start now and its lowest price per GPU-hour, read when a page is built. Read 12 Nov 2026.
- Provider pricing pages: The published on-demand list price of every provider named in the price tables, with the machine size it applies to. Read 12 Nov 2026.
- Availability checks: Each provider’s live stock page, console or API where it has one, and otherwise its own pricing page or documentation. Read 12 Nov 2026.
- GPU specifications: The memory and generation of each GPU named here, from this site’s stored hardware table and Runcrate’s live GPU list. Read 12 Nov 2026.
Checklists are original editorial guidance. Published prices do not establish availability.
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Compare GPU Cloud. “Like for like.” Content reviewed 12 Nov 2026. https://comparegpucloud.com/glossary/like-for-like