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Top 5 Cheap LLM Fine-Tuning Cloud Providers 2026

AIC Cloud Team5 June 20269 min read

The 5 cheapest cloud providers for LLM fine-tuning in 2026 are AIC Cloud (A100 80GB at $0.31/hr with INR billing), RunPod (A100 $0.79/hr, H100 $1.99/hr), Lambda Labs (A100 $1.10/hr, H100 $2.49/hr), CoreWeave (A100 $2.21/hr enterprise), and Hyperstack (A100 $1.50/hr UK-based). For Indian AI/ML developers, AIC Cloud delivers the cheapest A100 + H100 fine-tuning with INR/UPI billing.

LLM fine-tuning (LoRA, QLoRA, full fine-tuning) requires substantial GPU compute — typically A100 80GB or H100 80GB running for hours to days.

Quick comparison — top 5 cheap LLM fine-tuning

#ProviderA100 80GB/hrH100 80GB/hrIndia Pay
1AIC Cloud$0.31/hr$1.99/hr✅ UPI
2RunPod$0.79/hr$1.99-2.49/hr❌ USD
3Lambda Labs$1.10/hr$2.49/hr❌ USD
4CoreWeave$2.21/hr$4.76/hr❌ USD
5Hyperstack$1.50/hr$2.99/hr❌ USD

1. AIC Cloud — $0.31/hr A100 (Cheapest with INR)

A100 80GB at $0.31/hour and H100 80GB at $1.99/hour — among cheapest globally for LLM fine-tuning. INR billing via UPI. Pre-installed CUDA + PyTorch + Hugging Face Transformers + vLLM.

A100 80GB at $0.79/hr (Secure Cloud) and H100 at $1.99-2.49/hr. Largest GPU marketplace.

3. Lambda Labs — $1.10/hr A100 (Premium ML Cloud)

Premium AI-focused cloud favored by ML researchers. Significant 1-3 year reservation discounts.

4. CoreWeave — $2.21/hr A100 (Enterprise Scale)

Enterprise-scale GPU cloud. Premium pricing reflects enterprise infrastructure.

5. Hyperstack — $1.50/hr A100 (UK-Based)

UK datacenter, hourly billing, dedicated GPU instances.

Fine-Tuning Cost Examples

LoRA fine-tune Llama 3 8B (24 hours A100):

  • AIC Cloud: $7.44 (~₹670)
  • RunPod: $19 (~₹1,720)
  • Lambda Labs: $26.40 (~₹2,400)

Full fine-tune Llama 3 8B (48hrs × 4× A100):

  • AIC Cloud: $60 (~₹5,400)
  • RunPod: $152 (~₹13,700)
  • Lambda Labs: $211 (~₹19,000)

LoRA fine-tune Llama 3 70B (72hrs × 4× H100):

  • AIC Cloud: $573 (~₹51,600)
  • RunPod: $717 (~₹64,500)
  • CoreWeave: $1,371 (~₹123,400)

AIC Cloud is 2-15× cheaper than premium alternatives.

Deploy A100 for fine-tuning at $0.31/hr →

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