Runpod offers custom pricing plans for large scale and enterprise workloads. Contact our sales team to learn more. Pricing options
| On-demand | Savings plan |
|---|
| Pricing | Standard hourly rate | Discounted (prepaid) |
| Commitment | None | 3 or 6 months upfront |
| Best for | Development, testing, variable workloads | Long-running production workloads |
On-demand
Pay-as-you-go pricing. Resources are dedicated to your Pod and cannot be displaced by other users.
You must have at least one hour’s worth of credits for your selected configuration to deploy an on-demand instance.
Savings plans
Commit to a 3-month or 6-month term upfront for significant discounts on compute costs. When you stop a Pod, the savings plan automatically applies to your next deployment of the same GPU type.
Savings plans only cover GPU compute costs—storage costs are billed at standard rates. Storage charges continue to accrue on stopped Pods. If your balance reaches $0, your Pods stop: those with a network volume are preserved, while those without one are terminated and their data cannot be recovered. Plans are non-refundable and have fixed expiration dates. Storage pricing
| Storage type | Running Pod | Stopped Pod | Notes |
|---|
| Container disk | $0.10/GB/month | Not charged | Temporary; erased when Pod stops |
| Volume disk | $0.10/GB/month | $0.20/GB/month | Persistent; retained until Pod deleted |
| Network volume | $0.07/GB/month (< 1TB) | $0.07/GB/month | Permanent; portable between Pods |
| $0.05/GB/month (> 1TB) | $0.05/GB/month | |
Runpod is not designed for long-term cloud storage. Back up critical data to your local machine or a dedicated storage provider.
Account limits
- Minimum balance: Pods are automatically stopped when your account balance reaches $0. Pods with a network volume are stopped and their data is preserved, while Pods without a network volume are terminated and their data cannot be recovered. To avoid interruptions, enable low balance notifications or set up auto-pay.
- Spend limit: Default limit of $80/hour across all resources. Contact support to increase.
Track your costs
- Savings plans: Monitor active plans, commitment periods, and expiration dates in the Savings plans section.
- Billing: Track usage and charges in the Billing section.
