Subcategory · AI Citation Index
GPU Cloud
Lambda and CoreWeave lead GPU cloud shortlists; hyperscalers trail specialized providers by 20+ percentage points in AI model recommendations.
178 discovery queries · 316 head-to-heads · refreshed Oct 22, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 178 buyer-style "GPU Cloud" queries
Google Cloud (58.4% shortlist rate) tops absolute appearances, but Lambda (53.9%) and CoreWeave (51.1%) dominate specialized GPU demand. RunPod (43.8%) and Vast.ai (41.6%) follow, while Azure (24.2%) and Oracle (25.8%) lag despite cloud platform scale. All 10 consensus brands appear across 4 models, signaling category maturity.
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By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
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AWS BatchEvaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 4/100
Lambda and CoreWeave score identically high in head-to-head queries (66 and 64 vs. category median 4), with Google Cloud trailing at 60. RunPod (48) and Vast.ai (45) occupy mid-tier, while Oracle (27) and Azure (22) underperform despite hyperscaler infrastructure. Lambda's evaluation lead (66) aligns with its 48-query comparison depth.
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Brands to know
In this category
CoreWeave
Highest featured score (87) and second-highest evaluation average (64). Appears in 51.1% of prompts, outpacing hyperscalers in AI workload recommendations despite narrower brand recognition.
Read brand profile →Lambda
Leads evaluation comparisons (66 average across 48 queries) and ranks second in shortlist rate (53.9%). Specialized GPU provider competing head-to-head with Google Cloud in AI model citations.
Read brand profile →Vast.ai
Fourth in shortlist frequency (41.6%) with featured score of 40. Evaluation average (45) places it mid-pack, but consistent 4-model diversity indicates cross-platform relevance for cost-sensitive GPU compute.
Read brand profile →Crusoe Cloud
Featured score of 53 despite 17.4% shortlist rate. Lower absolute mentions (39) but strong model consensus suggests niche differentiation in energy-efficient or specialized GPU infrastructure.
Read brand profile →RunPod
Fourth-highest shortlist rate (43.8%) but featured score of only 26. Evaluation average (48) trails Lambda and CoreWeave by 15+ points, indicating commodity positioning in GPU cloud recommendations.
Read brand profile →Citation sources
Where AI pulls citations from
1000 citations captured across GPU Cloud prompt runs.
Vendor pages
376Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
355Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top GPU Cloud questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
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