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What GPU cloud should a startup use for fast self-service access, clear hourly pricing, persistent storage, and simple deployment?

Which brands each model API named when asked this question, and which pages it cited. Answer text is not published.
Snapshot Sep 17, 2026. Each category is re-run in rotation, every few weeks.

Recommendation

Kind of question

3

Model APIs

4

Brands named

22

Pages cited

Brands

Brands the answers named

Ordered by how many model APIs named the brand, then by mentions. A mention is not an endorsement or a position.
Rank#BrandModel APIsMentionsOwn-site citationsNamed by
1Runpodrunpod.io352OpenAI · Anthropic · Google
2Lambda Cloudlambda.ai2104OpenAI · Anthropic
3Vast.aivast.ai220OpenAI · Anthropic
4Paperspacepaperspace.com120OpenAI

Model APIs

What each model API returned

One row per model API. The hash identifies the exact answer without publishing it.
Model APIModelBrands namedCitationsDomainsAnswer hash
OpenAIopenai/gpt-4o-miniLambda Cloud · Runpod · Vast.ai · Paperspace7738feeacf…ac80c
Anthropicanthropic/claude-haiku-4-5Lambda Cloud · Runpod · Vast.ai8566c62ad8…2e0bb
Googlegoogle/gemini-2.5-flashRunpod99ab64d39b…b86aa

Sources

Pages the answers cited

Hostnames come from the URLs the answers returned. Best position is the earliest place a page was cited in an answer.
DomainCited pageBest positionCited byCitations
rank.aihttps://rank.ai/entities/cloud-gpu-platforms-prompt-cloud-gpu-startup-fast-access1OpenAI · Google2
lambda.aihttps://lambda.ai/instances1Anthropic1
modal.comhttps://modal.com/resources/best-gpu-cloud-platforms-ai-startups2OpenAI · Google2
northflank.comhttps://northflank.com/blog/cheapest-cloud-gpu-providers2Google1
youtube.comhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=T3_XCX9odTc2Anthropic1
docs.lambda.aihttps://docs.lambda.ai/3Anthropic1
runpod.iohttps://runpod.io/pricing3Google1
spheron.networkhttps://spheron.network/blog/gpu-cloud-startups-2026/3OpenAI1
docs.lambda.aihttps://docs.lambda.ai/public-cloud/4Anthropic1
runpod.iohttps://runpod.io/articles/guides/top-cloud-gpu-providers4OpenAI1
youtube.comhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=zDGHt0LB-dA4Google1
evergent.comhttps://evergent.com/blogs/what-is-gpu-as-a-service/5OpenAI1
gmicloud.aihttps://gmicloud.ai/en/blog/best-cloud-gpu-rentals-for-startups-in-2026-complete-comparison-guide5Google1
youtube.comhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=TuBN9T4Fci85Anthropic1
gmicloud.aihttps://gmicloud.ai/en/blog/where-startups-find-low-cost-gpu-cloud-computing-services6OpenAI1
reddit.comhttps://reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1cfek96/p_i_created_a_cloud_provider_for_affordable_easy/6Anthropic1
thundercompute.comhttps://thundercompute.com/blog/cheapest-cloud-gpu-providers6Google1
medium.comhttps://medium.com/@cschrumm/managing-lambda-labs-gpu-instances-on-a-budget-1-of-2-a92d9466a3767Anthropic1
youtube.comhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=WzuvnMhOA3o7OpenAI1
digitalocean.comhttps://digitalocean.com/resources/articles/cloud-gpu-provider8Google1
lambda.aihttps://lambda.ai/orchestration8Anthropic1
reddit.comhttps://reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1grxtan/costeffective_cloud_gpu_options_for_finetuning/9Google1
Snapshots
83bdc888-6ae7-4cb1-8b8d-c037b9aa2951
Question set
cloud-gpu-platforms-2026-07-27
Benchmark version
4-cloud-gpu-platforms-2026-07-27-models-64232fd32583
What is kept
Measured in GPU clouds. Full answers are not stored or published, and no customer data is included.

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