The Cloud GPU Strategy Playbook

RunPod, Lambda, Vast, Modal, Together, Replicate, and CoreWeave compared on real 2026 pricing. The multi-provider playbook that cuts your GPU bill 20 to 40 percent without buying hardware.

• Cross-provider 2026 pricing table for H100, A100, B200, L40S, RTX 4090, RTX 3090 across 7 named providers
• The 40 percent utilization rule, the 60-30-10 reserved/on-demand/spot recipe, and the multi-region zero-egress pattern
• 8-item agency procurement brief, 10 red flags, and the multi-provider mix that saves 20 to 40 percent versus single-provider