Side-by-side pricing across 12 marketplace listings. The A100 SXM 40GB is 6% cheaper at median.
Side-by-side technical and market data. All prices in USD, listing-weighted median.
| Metric | A100 SXM 40GB | L4 |
|---|---|---|
| Median Price (USD/hr) | $0.79 | $0.84 |
| Marketplaces Tracking | 5 | 7 |
| VRAM | 40 GB | 24 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 312 | 121 |
| Category | Datacenter GPUs | |
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Total rental cost at the listing-weighted median price for each GPU.
| Duration | A100 SXM 40GB | L4 | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | $0.79 | $0.84 | $0.05 |
| 1 day (24h) | $18.96 | $20.17 | $1.20 |
| 1 week (168h) | $132.72 | $141.17 | $8.40 |
| 1 month (730h) | $576.70 | $613.42 | $36.50 |
Over a typical month, choosing the A100 SXM 40GB saves $36.50 compared to the L4. That's a 6% cost reduction.
Decision logic based on workload type, derived from VRAM and FP16 compute heuristics.
40GB VRAM vs 24GB — fits larger models.
394.94 TFLOPS/$ vs 144 — better cost efficiency.
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