Linode (Akamai) vs RunPod
Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026
Linode (Akamai) pricing ranges from $5–$992/month, while RunPod ranges from $0.34–$3.49/GPU/hour. These products use different pricing models (Per-seat subscription vs Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute)), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.
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Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Linode (Akamai) | RunPod |
|---|---|---|
| Shared CPU (1 GB) | $5 /month | Custom |
| Shared CPU (4 GB) | $20 /month | Custom |
| Dedicated CPU (4 GB) | $36 /month | Custom |
| Premium Dedicated G8 (1:2) | Custom | — |
| Kubernetes (LKE) | $60 /month (HA control plane) | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Linode (Akamai)
6 scenarios$6
Personal Website
8/month
$35
Small Application Stack
50/month
$160
Production Deployment
250/month
RunPod
8 scenarios$30
Whisper Transcription - 400 Hours of Audio
$40 total
$262/month
Daily AI Inference Workload
$96
Video Generation with Hunyuan
$108 for 6 H100-hours
Market Intelligence
Linode (Akamai)
- Median annual cost
- $240
- Based on
- 3 deals
RunPod
- Median annual cost
- $400
- Based on
- 15 deals