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Idle vs running volume-disk differential pricing

RunPod pricing

RunPod begins charging different rates for idle versus running network-volume storage.

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Volume Disk Idle vs Running Differential Pricing

RunPod introduced differential Volume Disk pricing: $0.10/GB-month while the associated Pod is running, $0.20/GB-month while idle. The 2× idle premium incentivizes customers to delete unused volumes — addressing a customer complaint about accumulating idle storage costs.

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RunPod runs a dual-cloud GPU marketplace: Secure Cloud (enterprise-grade DCs, redundant infrastructure) and Community Cloud (partner DCs, lower cost with reduced reliability). Secure Cloud per-hour Pods: RTX 4090 $0.69, A40 $0.44, A100 PCIe $1.39, A100 SXM $1.49, H100 PCIe $2.89, H100 NVL $3.19, H200 $4.39, B200 $5.89, B300 (288GB HBM3e) $7.39.

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RunPod pricing history

  1. Jul 2026
    Enterprise agreement surface published — reserved baseline + usage burst on one post-paid invoice
  2. Jul 2026
    H100 SXM and RTX Pro 6000 Secure Cloud rates cut
  3. Jul 2026
    Serverless flex rates repriced; B300 + RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell workers added
  4. Jun 2026
    B300 added at $7.39/hr; L40/L40S rates re-sorted
  5. Feb 2026
    Volume Disk Idle vs Running Differential Pricing
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