H100 Hits $2.29/hr

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 13, 2026 — Vast.ai maintains the lowest price for NVIDIA’s H100-80GB-SXM at $2.29/hr, the cheapest available across 15 tracked providers.

Engineers training large models continue to face significant costs, but stable pricing from major providers offers a chance to plan budgets with increased accuracy.

PriceGPU tracking shows that the H100-80GB-SXM price point is driven by competition among smaller providers like Vast.ai and Fluidstack, which have been undercutting larger cloud providers to attract price-sensitive customers. This trend suggests that engineers can save money by exploring alternative providers for their GPU needs.

According to PriceGPU data, the H100-80GB-PCIE is available for $1.89/hr from Vast.ai, while the A100-80GB-SXM costs $1.85/hr from Fluidstack. In contrast, the RTX-4090 is available for $0.24/hr from Salad, a significant discount for engineers who can utilize older architectures.

The lack of significant price changes since the last scrape indicates that the market is currently stable, allowing engineers to plan their budgets with increased confidence. Staying flat at these price points means that engineers can rely on consistent costs for the near future, making it easier to allocate resources for large-scale training and inference workloads.

Engineers deciding what to rent today should consider the H100-80GB-PCIE from Vast.ai at $1.89/hr for a balance of performance and cost.