Side-by-side pricing across 16 marketplace listings. The L40 is 55.8% cheaper at median.
Side-by-side technical and market data. All prices in USD, AIMC reference price (median across marketplaces).
| Metric | A100 80GB | L40 |
|---|---|---|
| Median Price (USD/hr) | $2.04 | $0.90 |
| Marketplaces Tracking | 10 | 6 |
| VRAM | — | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | — | 181 |
| Category | Datacenter GPUs | |
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Total rental cost at the AIMC reference price for each GPU.
| Duration | A100 80GB | L40 | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | $2.04 | $0.90 | $1.136 |
| 1 day (24h) | $48.85 | $21.60 | $27.26 |
| 1 week (168h) | $341.98 | $151.20 | $190.85 |
| 1 month (730h) | $1,485.99 | $657.00 | $829.28 |
Over a typical month, choosing the L40 saves $829.28 compared to the A100 80GB. That's a 55.8% cost reduction.
Decision logic based on workload type, derived from VRAM and FP16 compute heuristics.
More available listings — easier to secure capacity for long training runs.
Lower hourly cost — better cost efficiency for inference at scale.
Marketplace partners carrying these GPUs, with their pricing for each side.
| Marketplace | A100 80GB | L40 |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Compute | $1.29 | $0.89 |
| Massed Compute | $1.35 | $0.86 |
| DataOorts | $1.49 | $0.91 |
Other Datacenter GPUs GPU comparisons with similar price profiles.
Track A100 80GB and L40 rental pricing across authorized marketplaces, updated daily.