The H100 SXM posted a 16.8% week-over-week increase in median spot rental rates, moving from $2.56 to $2.99 per GPU-hour, according to AIMC observations. That single-week move is the sharpest recorded for this SKU in the current data series and warrants a closer look at where, exactly, pricing is sitting across individual marketplaces. The spread between the lowest and highest listed rates for H100 SXM is not trivial; institutional buyers and operators sourcing at scale will find meaningful variance depending on which platform they access. The analysis that follows breaks down observed ask prices marketplace by marketplace, documents the width of that spread, and contextualizes where the $2.99 median sits relative to the distribution of active listings.
This Week in Numbers
- Focus SKU: H100 SXM
- Week-over-week move: +16.8% ($2.56 → $2.99 median across covered marketplaces)
- Marketplace coverage: 22 marketplaces, 458 observations this week
- Price range: $1.89/hr at upcloud to $10.00/hr at huggingface
AIMC tracked H100 SXM across 22 authorized marketplaces this week. Full partner list at aiminingco.com/data-partners.
H100 SXM — Pricing by Marketplace
| Marketplace | Min | Median | Max | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| upcloud | $1.89 | $1.89 | $1.89 | 7 |
| dataoorts | $1.92 | $1.92 | $1.92 | 7 |
| ionet | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 | 7 |
| deepinfra | $2.20 | $2.20 | $2.20 | 7 |
| theta | $2.29 | $2.29 | $2.29 | 7 |
| hydrahost | $2.20 | $2.50 | $2.50 | 126 |
| akash | $2.56 | $2.56 | $2.56 | 7 |
| openrelay | $2.60 | $2.60 | $2.60 | 7 |
| synpixcloud | $2.78 | $2.78 | $2.79 | 35 |
| arkane | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 7 |
| runpod | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 95 |
| massedcompute | $3.14 | $3.14 | $3.14 | 7 |
| hyperstack | $3.20 | $3.20 | $3.20 | 19 |
| verda | $3.25 | $3.25 | $3.25 | 35 |
| cyfuture | $3.30 | $3.38 | $3.45 | 28 |
| fal | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.99 | 1 |
| lambda | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.99 | 7 |
| togetherai | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.99 | 7 |
| cirrascale | $4.28 | $4.28 | $4.28 | 7 |
| oblivus | $4.31 | $4.31 | $4.31 | 7 |
| qubrid | $4.78 | $4.78 | $4.78 | 7 |
| huggingface | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 21 |
Spread Analysis
Across the 22 marketplaces carrying H100 SXM this week, the observed median ranged from $1.89/hr at upcloud to $10.00/hr at huggingface — a 5.3x spread between the lowest and highest median. Intra-SKU spreads of this magnitude reflect differences in commitment terms, regional availability, and how aggressively each provider is positioning the same hardware, rather than differences in the silicon itself. AIMC reports each marketplace's observed median independently and does not blend them into a single figure that would mask this dispersion — the spread itself is part of what the market is telling you.
Observation depth for H100 SXM this week totaled 458 listings across 22 marketplaces. Marketplaces with deeper listing counts contribute more stable medians; those represented by a single listing are shown for completeness but carry correspondingly less weight in interpreting where H100 SXM is clearing.
What This Means
This week's H100 SXM data captures a market that is moving quickly but unevenly. Ai Mining Co. tracked a median week-over-week price increase of 16.8% across H100 SXM listings, a single-week shift large enough to indicate that something material changed in how providers are positioning this hardware — though one week of data describes a snapshot, not a trend, and caution is warranted before reading directional momentum into it. What the data does confirm is that the H100 SXM remained the most actively repriced SKU in this week's coverage universe, and the magnitude of that median move sets it apart from more stable compute categories observed in the same period.
The more structurally informative signal, however, is not the median move itself but the dispersion underlying it. AIMC's data shows that H100 SXM median hourly pricing ranged from $1.89 per hour on Upcloud to $10.00 per hour on Hugging Face — a 5.3x spread across 22 distinct marketplaces. A spread of that width suggests the H100 SXM is not yet trading as a commoditized, fungible unit across the cloud market. Pricing at the lower end of the range, as observed on Upcloud and similarly positioned platforms, may reflect commitment-based structures, regional supply concentrations, or competitive positioning strategies, though the data alone cannot confirm which mechanism is operative. Pricing at the upper end, as seen on Hugging Face, may reflect on-demand accessibility premiums, smaller inventory pools, or user-base characteristics that tolerate higher spot rates — again, the data identifies the gap without explaining it. What the 5.3x spread does unambiguously suggest is that the market for H100 SXM access is still being discovered rather than settled, with providers occupying meaningfully different positions across the availability and commitment spectrum.
Taken together, the 16.8% median weekly movement and the persistent five-plus-times pricing spread across 22 marketplaces describe an asset class where standardization of price has not followed standardization of hardware. The H100 SXM is nominally the same chip regardless of where it is accessed, but the data suggests that marketplace context, contract structure, and regional availability are introducing enough variation to make cross-platform price comparison both necessary and complex for any operator seeking to understand their true cost exposure. That complexity is itself a data point worth carrying into next week's observation.
Methodology & Coverage
This weekly report is generated from pricing data collected daily across all authorized data partners listed at aiminingco.com/data-partners. Coverage includes on-demand rates published by each marketplace. Spot pricing, reserved instance rates, and enterprise contracts are excluded.
For complete methodology, data collection schedule, and quality controls, see aiminingco.com/methodology.
This report contains observable market data only. No estimates, no forecasts, no buy/sell recommendations.