| Dimension | AmpleRun | RunPod (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Host fee / take | Flat 5% host fee (host keeps 95%) | Marked-up cloud pricing (not a host marketplace) |
| Payout assets | USDC / USDT on Base, self-custody wallet | N/A — you rent, you don't list |
| Billing granularity | Per-second billing, no hourly minimum | Per-second billing on pods |
| Hardware verification | Self-test benchmarks + 24h uptime auto-verification | Provider-managed hardware |
| Templates / images | 35+ one-click frontier templates | Rich template library |
| Host onboarding | One command, ~2 min on Linux | N/A — not host-oriented |
AmpleRun figures are definitive. RunPod figures are approximate, as of 2026-09 — verify on their own site. This page is factual and non-disparaging.
Rent or host on AmpleRun
Flat 5% fee, per-second billing, USDC/USDT payouts, self-tested hardware.