Q: How often is GPU Tracker pricing data updated?

GPU Tracker refreshes pricing every 6 hours through automated scrapers and provider APIs across 54+ clouds. Each price entry carries a timestamp so users can verify freshness. The full dataset (5,000+ instances) is free to browse and is also available via a $199/mo JSON API.

Q: Which GPU cloud providers does GPU Tracker cover?

GPU Tracker covers 54+ providers including AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, CoreWeave, Lambda Labs, RunPod, Vast.ai, TensorDock, Modal, Lightning.ai, FluidStack, Cudo Compute, Nebius, Vultr, Scaleway, OVHcloud, Hyperstack, Crusoe, Nscale, Verda, E2E Networks, Shadeform, and many more hyperscalers and specialty GPU clouds.

Question 1

What is the cheapest GPU cloud provider in 2026?

Accepted Answer

For budget and spot instances, Vast.ai and TensorDock are cheapest — A100 from $0.08/hr (spot), RTX 4090 from $0.20/hr. For reliable on-demand, RunPod leads (A100 from $0.34/hr). For enterprise SLAs, CoreWeave, AWS, Azure, and GCP cost 3–10x more. GPU Tracker compares live prices across 54+ providers, refreshed every 6 hours.

Question 2

How much does an H100 GPU cost per hour?

Accepted Answer

NVIDIA H100 80GB pricing ranges from $0.80/hr (Verda, specialty providers) to $8.46/hr (AWS p5.48xlarge per-GPU) to $97.44/hr on premium enterprise tiers. The median cheap-tier on-demand H100 is roughly $1.90–$2.50/hr. H100 SXM5 sits slightly higher than PCIe variants.

Question 3

How much does an A100 GPU cost per hour?

Accepted Answer

NVIDIA A100 80GB prices start at $0.08/hr on Vast.ai spot and $0.34/hr on RunPod on-demand. Enterprise providers like AWS and Azure charge $3–$5/hr. A100 40GB is typically 20–30% cheaper. Over 350 live A100 listings are tracked on GPU Tracker.

Question 4

What is the best GPU for LLM inference?

Accepted Answer

For 7B–13B models, RTX 4090 (24GB) or L40S (48GB) offer the best price-performance at $0.20–$0.80/hr. For 70B models, A100 80GB or H100 80GB are required. For 180B+ models, H200 (141GB) or multi-GPU H100 configurations. Quantization (Q4/Q8) halves the VRAM needed.

Question 5

What is the best GPU for training large language models?

Accepted Answer

H100 SXM5 and H200 are the standard for training frontier LLMs (70B+). H100 delivers ~3x the training throughput of A100 thanks to Transformer Engine and FP8. B200 and GB200 are emerging for the largest jobs. For smaller research models (7B–13B), A100 80GB remains cost-effective.

Question 6

How much VRAM do I need for an LLM?

Accepted Answer

Rule of thumb: parameters (B) × 2 bytes (fp16) = GB VRAM needed, plus 20% for KV cache. 7B model: ~14GB fp16 or 4GB Q4. 13B: ~26GB fp16, 7GB Q4. 70B: ~140GB fp16, 35GB Q4. Add context length: 128K context adds ~8–16GB.

Question 7

What is the difference between spot and on-demand GPU instances?

Accepted Answer

Spot instances are interruptible and cost 40–70% less than on-demand. RunPod spot H100: ~$1.20/hr vs $1.87/hr on-demand. Vast.ai A100 spot: $0.08/hr vs $0.34/hr on-demand. Use spot for fault-tolerant training with checkpointing; use on-demand for production inference or time-sensitive jobs.

Question 8

Is renting a GPU cheaper than buying?

Accepted Answer

Buying an H100 ($25K–$40K) breaks even vs renting at ~$2/hr in roughly 14–22 months of 24/7 use. Rent if you need <12 months, bursty workloads, or latest hardware. Buy if you need 24/7 utilization for 2+ years and can absorb depreciation. GPU Tracker's buy-vs-rent calculator runs this math live.

Question 9

How often is GPU Tracker pricing data updated?

Accepted Answer

GPU Tracker refreshes pricing every 6 hours through automated scrapers and provider APIs across 54+ clouds. Each price entry carries a timestamp so users can verify freshness. The full dataset (5,000+ instances) is free to browse and is also available via a $199/mo JSON API.

Question 10

Which GPU cloud providers does GPU Tracker cover?

Accepted Answer

GPU Tracker covers 54+ providers including AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, CoreWeave, Lambda Labs, RunPod, Vast.ai, TensorDock, Modal, Lightning.ai, FluidStack, Cudo Compute, Nebius, Vultr, Scaleway, OVHcloud, Hyperstack, Crusoe, Nscale, Verda, E2E Networks, Shadeform, and many more hyperscalers and specialty GPU clouds.

GPU	Provider	VRAM	Score	Risk	$/1M Tok	Price/Hr	Actions
RTX5070Spot Blackwell · 35162385	Vast.ai	12GB	100	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0067	Deploy
RTX5070×2Spot Blackwell · 35162381	Vast.ai	24GB	60	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0133	Deploy
RTX3090Spot Ampere · 34495201	Vast.ai	24GB	49	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0133	Deploy
V100Spot Older · 35091477	Vast.ai	16GB	49	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0140	Deploy
V100Spot Older · 33681217	Vast.ai	16GB	47	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0147	Deploy
V100×2Spot Older · 33625471	Vast.ai	32GB	31	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0267	Deploy
V100×2Spot Older · 35091473	Vast.ai	32GB	31	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0267	Deploy
V100 Older · 33681217	Vast.ai	16GB	20	Variable	$0.01	$0.0355	Deploy
V100 Older · 35091477	Vast.ai	16GB	19	Variable	$0.01	$0.0362	Deploy
V100Spot Older · 1V100.6V	Verda	16GB	14	High Risk	$0.01	$0.0483	Deploy
RTX3090Spot Ampere · 21206409	Vast.ai	24GB	12	High Risk	$0.01	$0.0533	Deploy
RTX5070Spot Blackwell · 35170527	Vast.ai	12GB	13	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0533	Deploy
RTX5060TiSpot Blackwell · 34624774	Vast.ai	16GB	7	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0533	Deploy
V100×4Spot Older · 35091480	Vast.ai	64GB	20	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0560	Deploy
RTX5070TiSpot Blackwell · 28864575	Vast.ai	16GB	12	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0573	Deploy
RTX5060TiSpot Blackwell · 29539030	Vast.ai	16GB	5	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0667	Deploy
T4Spot Older · Standard_NC4as_T4_v3	Azure	16GB	4	Variable	$0.02	$0.0684	Deploy
T4Spot Older · Standard_NC4as_T4_v3	Azure	16GB	4	Variable	$0.02	$0.0686	Deploy
RTX3070Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070	RunPod	8GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.0700	Deploy
RTX5060Ti Blackwell · 34624774	Vast.ai	16GB	5	Variable	$0.00	$0.0706	Deploy
V100×2 Older · 35091473	Vast.ai	32GB	12	Variable	$0.01	$0.0724	Deploy
V100×2 Older · 33625471	Vast.ai	32GB	11	Variable	$0.01	$0.0743	Deploy
A100Spot Ampere · 31500051	Vast.ai	40GB	20	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0800	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.0839	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.0839	Deploy
RTX3080TiSpot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	RunPod	12GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.0900	Deploy
RTX3080Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	RunPod	10GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.0900	Deploy
RTX3080Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	RunPod	10GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.0900	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.0926	Deploy
RTX4070STiSpot Ada Lovelace · 35219828	Vast.ai	16GB	4	High Risk	$0.01	$0.0933	Deploy
RTX5070TiSpot Blackwell · 30898536	Vast.ai	16GB	7	High Risk	$0.00	$0.0933	Deploy
A100 Ampere · 31500051	Vast.ai	40GB	17	Variable	$0.00	$0.0935	Deploy
V100×2Spot Older · 2V100.10V	Verda	32GB	9	High Risk	$0.01	$0.0966	Deploy
T4Spot Older · Standard_NC8as_T4_v3	Azure	16GB	3	Variable	$0.02	$0.0977	Deploy
T4Spot Older · Standard_NC8as_T4_v3	Azure	16GB	3	Variable	$0.02	$0.0980	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.0981	Deploy
A4500Spot Older · NVIDIA RTX A4500	RunPod	20GB	4	Variable	—	$0.100	Deploy
RTX4070TiSpot Ada Lovelace · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	RunPod	12GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.100	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.101	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.101	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.103	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.105	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.105	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.105	Deploy
A10Spot Ampere · Standard_NV6ads_A10_v5	Azure	4GB	5	Variable	$0.01	$0.105	Deploy
RTX3090×2Spot Ampere · 21206408	Vast.ai	48GB	7	High Risk	$0.01	$0.107	Deploy
RTX5070×2Spot Blackwell · 35170533	Vast.ai	24GB	7	High Risk	$0.00	$0.107	Deploy
RTX3090Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	RunPod	24GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.110	Deploy
RTX3090Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	RunPod	24GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.110	Deploy
RTX3090Spot Ampere · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	RunPod	24GB	6	Variable	$0.01	$0.110	Deploy

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