Lambda vs SambaNova
Same workloads, both price lists, refreshed daily. On shared line items today: Lambda is cheaper on 5 of 5 shared models (input or output price), SambaNova on 0.
Lambda
AI-first GPU cloud known for simple flat pricing, fast multi-node clusters and first access to new NVIDIA hardware. Popular with research labs; on-demand H100s and B200 clusters.
- Simple transparent pricing
- 1-Click Clusters with InfiniBand
- Early access to newest NVIDIA GPUs
SambaNova
RDU-based inference cloud serving large open models (405B-class) at high speed with per-token pricing..
- Fast large-model serving
- Full-precision open models
Shared models, priced by both
List prices refreshed 2026-08-23 ยท input $/1M tokens| Model | Lambda in/out | SambaNova in/out | Cheaper input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 Scout | $0.050 / $0.100 | $0.400 / $0.700 | Lambda |
| Llama 4 Maverick | $0.050 / $0.100 | $0.630 / $1.80 | Lambda |
| Qwen3 32B | $0.050 / $0.100 | $0.400 / $0.800 | Lambda |
| DeepSeek R1 | $0.200 / $0.600 | $5.00 / $7.00 | Lambda |
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.200 / $0.600 | $3.00 / $4.50 | Lambda |
Cheaper-on-count is a tally of listed prices, not a quality verdict: throughput, reliability and quantization differ between providers. Disclosure.