Lambda

GPU supercomputers for AI training and inference at enterprise scale

As of 29 August 2026, Lambda's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Lambda is an AI-only GPU cloud provider founded in 2012 offering enterprise-grade supercomputing infrastructure. Softwr lists it under Cloud. Lambda is launched in 2012, available on Web.

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Overview

What Lambda does

Lambda is a specialized GPU cloud provider founded in 2012 by ML engineers at Noisebridge, San Francisco. The company is exclusively dedicated to AI infrastructure with 100% of engineering and operations focused on AI workloads. Lambda offers three deployment models: Superclusters (single-tenant NVIDIA systems with exclusive access), 1-Click Clusters (production-ready deployments from 16 to 2,000+ GPUs), and Instances (on-demand individual GPU access). The platform features high-density power, liquid cooling, and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking for optimal performance. Pricing for 1-Click Clusters ranges from $8.87 to $9.86 per GPU/hour for NVIDIA B200 with volume discounts, and $5.54 to $6.16 per GPU/hour for NVIDIA H100. Individual instances include Tesla V100 at $0.79/hour up to B200 SXM6 at $6.69/hour, with configurations ranging from single to 8x GPU options. Lambda serves hyperscalers, regulated enterprises, and frontier AI labs.

What people use it for

Training foundation models at scale with dedicated GPU infrastructure
Large-scale inference serving on enterprise-grade hardware
Multi-GPU distributed training with InfiniBand networking
Single-tenant secure compute for regulated industries
AI lab infrastructure for frontier model development

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Lambda.

No free tier or trial, requiring immediate commitment for testing
Single-tenant Superclusters require custom pricing discussions
Pricing complexity across multiple GPU types and cluster sizes
Less suitable for experimentation or small teams with tight budgets

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Pricing

What Lambda costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

1-Click Clusters B200

On request

16 GPUs: $9.86/GPU/hour
256+ GPUs: $8.87/GPU/hour
1-year+ reserved discounts available

1-Click Clusters H100

On request

16 GPUs: $6.16/GPU/hour
256+ GPUs: $5.54/GPU/hour

On-Demand Instances B200

On request

SXM6: $6.69/GPU/hour

On-Demand Instances H100

On request

SXM: $3.99/GPU/hour

On-Demand Instances A100

On request

SXM (80GB): $2.79/GPU/hour

Supercluster

On request

Custom pricing for single-tenant deployment

Capabilities

Features

Superclusters
Single-tenant NVIDIA systems with exclusive access and high-density power
1-Click Clusters
Production-ready deployments from 16 to 2,000+ GPUs with managed orchestration
On-demand instances
Individual GPU access with flexible scaling
Liquid cooling
High-performance cooling for dense GPU deployments
InfiniBand networking
NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand for high-speed cluster communication
Managed orchestration
Built-in tools for cluster management and orchestration
Co-engineering support
Expert support from engineers building infrastructure for major AI labs

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Questions people ask

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What makes Lambda's infrastructure different?

Lambda offers single-tenant Superclusters with exclusive GPU access, liquid cooling, and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking. The company is 100% focused on AI infrastructure with co-engineering support from teams who built infrastructure for major AI labs.

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How does pricing work for large clusters?

1-Click Clusters pricing ranges from $5.54-$9.86 per GPU/hour depending on GPU type and cluster size, with volume discounts for 256+ GPUs. Reserved capacity is available at custom pricing for 1-year+ commitments.

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Which GPU types are available?

Lambda offers NVIDIA B200, H100, A100, and Tesla V100 GPUs. Individual instances range from V100 at $0.79/hour to B200 SXM6 at $6.69/hour. Newer models like Vera Rubin are available in Superclusters.

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Behind it

Who makes Lambda

Company: Lambda

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