H100 Hits $2.29/hr
SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 22, 2026 — Vast.ai now offers the H100-80GB-SXM for $2.29/hr, the cheapest rate across all 15 tracked providers.
Engineers training large models on NVIDIA’s H100 GPUs benefit from Vast.ai’s competitive pricing, which reflects the ongoing competition among cloud providers to attract machine learning workloads.
PriceGPU tracking shows that the H100-80GB-SXM price on Vast.ai is 17% lower than the $2.75/hr charged by RunPod, and 20% lower than the $2.87/hr charged by Lambda Cloud. In contrast, the H100-80GB-PCIE variant is available for $1.89/hr on Vast.ai, while FluidStack offers the A100-80GB-SXM for $1.85/hr, making it a viable alternative for engineers who can adapt their workloads to the older architecture.
No significant price changes detected since the last scrape indicate a period of stability in the GPU cloud market, allowing engineers to plan their budgets with more certainty, as they can expect to pay the same rates for their preferred GPU configurations over the short term.
Engineers looking to rent a GPU today should consider Vast.ai’s H100-80GB-SXM at $2.29/hr or FluidStack’s A100-80GB-SXM at $1.85/hr, depending on their specific workload requirements and compatibility constraints.
Current GPU Prices
| GPU | Best Price | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| h100 80gb SXM | $2.29/hr | vast |
| h100 80gb PCIE | $1.89/hr | vast |
| a100 80gb SXM | $1.85/hr | fluidstack |
| rtx 4090 | $0.24/hr | salad |
| l40s | $0.99/hr | fluidstack |
| a10g | $1.10/hr | modal |
| rtx 3090 | $0.13/hr | salad |
Data from PriceGPU live tracking across 15 providers.