Subcategory · AI Citation Index
GPU Cloud
CoreWeave leads GPU cloud at 84% shortlist rate; specialized providers dominate hyperscalers in AI-first workload recommendations.
50 discovery queries · 23 head-to-heads · refreshed May 4, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 50 buyer-style "GPU Cloud" queries
CoreWeave appears in 42 of 50 prompts (84% shortlist rate), followed by RunPod at 68% and Vast.ai at 62%. Lambda Labs holds fourth at 40%, while hyperscaler entries Oracle and Microsoft trail at 36% and 22% respectively. Seven brands achieve consensus-level presence across the prompt set.
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Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How brands fare on comparison queries · category median 55/100
Azure Machine Learning scores 76 in head-to-head evaluations across 10 comparison queries. Oracle averages 49 points across 9 queries, while AWS Batch registers 55 across 4 comparisons. The evaluation dataset skews toward hyperscaler brands despite specialized providers dominating shortlist frequency.
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Each brand's evaluation score averages how AI responds to head-to-head comparison queries that mention them. Above-median brands win their comparisons more often than they lose; bubble size reflects how many head-to-heads they appear in.
Brands to know
In this category
CoreWeave
Leads category with 84% shortlist rate and 86 total mentions across three models. Appears in 42 of 50 prompts, signaling strong model consensus for GPU-intensive workloads.
Read brand profile →RunPod
Second at 68% shortlist rate with 65 mentions. Cited in 34 prompts across all three models, establishing position as go-to alternative for cost-sensitive GPU compute.
Read brand profile →Vast.ai
Captures 62% shortlist rate with 54 mentions in 31 prompts. Model diversity of 3 confirms cross-platform recommendation strength for spot GPU marketplaces.
Read brand profile →Lambda Labs
Holds 40% shortlist rate with 29 mentions across 20 prompts. Three-model diversity indicates consistent recommendation for developer-focused GPU instances.
Read brand profile →Crusoe Cloud
Reaches 30% shortlist rate with 24 mentions despite appearing in only 15 prompts. Two-model diversity suggests emerging recognition for energy-efficient GPU infrastructure.
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