Runpod Serverless Flex pricing: why VRAM alone is the wrong comparison
Runpod's Flex tiers range from $0.58/hour 16GB classes to high-end B300 capacity. The useful decision is model fit, hardware class, and measured cost per job—not VRAM alone.
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Runpod Serverless Flex — 48GB class
Runpod Serverless Flex lists the standard 48GB class, including A6000 and A40 hardware, at $1.22 per GPU-hour with per-second billing. The tier is intended for inference workloads requiring more than 24GB VRAM. GPU worker startup, idle time, and failed jobs can still incur charges.
DEAL SCORE81Current-offer attractiveness
CURRENT PRICE$1.22 / hrNative listed value
Pricing
Pricing details
Secondary price terms only; primary pricing stays in the deal summary.
BILLINGOther
Fit & constraints
Fit & constraints
Use-case fit and limitations from the existing resource record.
KEY RISK
Hardware varies between A6000 and A40-class capacity; throughput is not identical across hosts. Worker startup, idle time, and failed jobs are billable.
AVAILABILITY
Available
Trust layer
Verified evidence
Decision visuals remain traceable to the existing source and verification record.
Independent ranking · native prices · evidence-linked · commercial relationships isolated from scoring and publication.
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