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Overall 7.46 (curated_estimate, high) · score asOf 2026-09-14 · last reviewed 2026-09-14. This is not an Elo and not a live price board. Provider · JSON
Jobs: multi-node-training, production-inference-fleet, agent-backend, ray-distributed-agents
| Provider | Why listed | Overall | Δ vs subject | asOf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modal Depot darling for Python agent backends and bursty GPU jobs. If you think in functions not VMs, start here. | same_jtbd_runner, same_jtbd_pick · production-inference-fleet, agent-backend, ray-distributed-agents | 8.44high | +0.98 | 2026-10-19 |
| CoreWeave Enterprise training/inference fleet pick. Skip if you just need a single H100 for an afternoon — use RunPod. | same_jtbd_pick, same_jtbd_runner · multi-node-training, production-inference-fleet, ray-distributed-agents | 7.71high | +0.25 | 2026-10-19 |
| RunPod Depot default for self-serve GPUs. Secure Cloud for anything customer-facing; Community/spot for batch. | same_jtbd_pick · production-inference-fleet | 8.32high | +0.86 | 2026-10-19 |
| AWS GPU (EC2/P5/SageMaker) Use when AWS is destiny. For greenfield agent GPUs, neoclouds win on price and speed-to-pod. | same_jtbd_runner · multi-node-training, production-inference-fleet | 7.72high | +0.26 | 2026-09-14 |
| Fly.io Excellent for globally distributed agent sidecars and Machines-based sandboxes. Prefer Railway/Render if you… | same_jtbd_runner · agent-backend | 8.28high | +0.82 | 2026-09-14 |
| Convex Great TS agent product backend when you want reactive state+actions together. Prefer Supabase/Neon when… | same_jtbd_runner · agent-backend | 8.15high | +0.69 | 2026-09-14 |
| Render Boring reliable PaaS. Great when Railway feels too hip and AWS feels too heavy. | same_jtbd_runner · agent-backend | 8.1high | +0.64 | 2026-09-14 |
| Railway Depot favorite for shipping agent APIs quickly. When bills climb, move steady-state to Fly/Hetzner/DO. | same_jtbd_runner · agent-backend | 8.08high | +0.62 | 2026-09-14 |
| FriendliAI Open-model production peer when latency/tool-calling matter. Fireworks remains depot open-model default… | same_jtbd_runner · production-inference-fleet | 8.03high | +0.57 | 2026-10-01 |
| AWS EC2 Default enterprise VM substrate. Agents should wrap it — humans shouldn't live in the console. | same_jtbd_runner · agent-backend | 8.01high | +0.55 | 2026-09-14 |
| Baseten Strong custom-model serving alternative to Replicate/Modal when you bring your own model. | same_jtbd_runner · production-inference-fleet | 7.99high | +0.53 | 2026-09-14 |
| Lambda Best boring GPU cloud for research labs who want clusters without CoreWeave enterprise theater. | same_jtbd_runner · multi-node-training | 7.97high | +0.51 | 2026-09-14 |
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