EVAL #005: GPU Cloud Showdown — Lambda Labs vs CoreWeave vs RunPod vs Vast.ai vs Modal vs AWS/GCP/Azure

A comprehensive benchmark comparing six categories of GPU cloud providers — AI-native specialists (Lambda Labs, CoreWeave), marketplace plays (RunPod, Vast.ai), serverless-first (Modal), and hyperscalers (AWS/GCP/Azure) — evaluating on-demand H100 pricing, developer experience, and infrastructure quality. Lambda Labs excels in simplicity and time-to-GPU for small teams, while CoreWeave offers the best price-to-performance for large-scale training with Kubernetes-native infrastructure. Prices for on-demand H100 80GB SXM vary significantly across providers, with reserved pricing cutting costs by 30–60%.