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Lowest on-demand
$1.99per GPU·h · ≈ $1,453/month
at LambdaMedian on-demand
$1.99/GPU·h
across 1 providers
Lowest spot
$0.40/GPU·h
interruptible
FP16/BF16 cost
$6.38/PFLOP·h
#62 of 70 GPUs for value
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Daily A100 PCIe 40GB prices per GPU-hour, one point per day across all tracked providers.
Lowest on-demandMedian on-demandLowest spot
Tracking since Sep 27, 2026: the chart fills in with one point per day.
Today: lowest $1.99 · median $1.99 · spot $0.40 per GPU-hour across 1 providers.
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Cheapest On-demand A100 PCIe 40GB offer at each provider, per GPU-hour. Shorter and greener is cheaper.
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Alternatives to the A100 PCIe 40GB
GPUs with similar compute and memory, and their lowest on-demand price right now.
- A100 SXM 40GB40 GB · 0.312 PF FP16$0.54/h$1.71/PFLOP·h
- A100 SXM 80GB80 GB · 0.312 PF FP16$0.81/h$2.60/PFLOP·h
- A100 PCIe 80GB80 GB · 0.312 PF FP16$1.13/h$3.62/PFLOP·h
- L40S48 GB · 0.362 PF FP16$0.60/h$1.66/PFLOP·h
Trainium32 GB · 0.19 PF FP16$1.34/h$7.07/PFLOP·h- Inferentia232 GB · 0.19 PF FP16$0.76/h$3.99/PFLOP·h
A100 PCIe 40GB pricing questions
How much does it cost to rent an A100 PCIe 40GB?
On-demand A100 PCIe 40GB prices start at $1.99 per GPU-hour (Lambda). The median across 1 providers is $1.99, and the most expensive is $1.99. Running one GPU around the clock costs about $1,453 per month at the lowest price.
Is there cheaper spot or interruptible A100 PCIe 40GB capacity?
Yes. Spot (interruptible) A100 PCIe 40GB capacity starts at $0.40 per GPU-hour, 80% below the cheapest on-demand price. Spot instances can be preempted at any time, so use them for checkpointed training or batch jobs.
How much compute do you get per dollar with the A100 PCIe 40GB?
At $1.99 per hour and 0.312 PF of dense FP16/BF16, the A100 PCIe 40GB costs $6.38 per PFLOP-hour. That ranks 62 of 70 GPUs with on-demand prices on PetaPrice. Figures are datasheet peaks; real utilization is typically 30–60%.
What are the A100 PCIe 40GB's key specs?
40 GB HBM2 with 1,555 GB/s of memory bandwidth, Ampere architecture (2020), PCIe form factor, 250 W. Dense peak: 0.312 PF FP16 / BF16, 0.624 PF INT8, 0.156 PF TF32, 0.0195 PF FP32, 0.0195 PF FP64.
How current are these prices?
Prices were collected on Sep 27, 2026, 01:12 UTC from provider APIs and public catalogs and refresh about every 2 hours. They are indicative list prices; always confirm on the provider's website before booking.