Cheap GPU rental and GPU cloud deals
For inference, fine-tuning or agent workloads that need a GPU, renting beats buying unless the card is busy most of the day. Prices vary by GPU model, region and billing model (per-second serverless, hourly on-demand, or monthly dedicated). The table quotes the prices we read on each vendor's page.
Prices verified on vendor pages for 3 of 7 providers below; the rest are marked unknown. Always confirm at checkout. Order: vendor discounts, then free tiers, then standard signups, A–Z. Affiliate status does not affect order.
Comparison table
| Provider | Offer | Published pricing (verified) | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modal | Free tier | $30/month free credit on Starter; pay-as-you-go beyond allotment | Yes |
| 99Stack Cloud | Standard signup | Examples (per 99stack.com product pages): SSD VPS Shared Small 1 vCPU/512 MB/10 GiB from $0.0068/hr ($5/mo); NVIDIA H100 (12 vCPU/240 GB RAM) $2.8767/hr ($2,100/mo). | Not verified |
| GigaGPU | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Novita AI | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| RunPod | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Thunder Compute | Standard signup | On-demand GPU instances billed per hour while running: RTX A6000 48GB $0.35/hr, L40 48GB $0.79/hr, A100 80GB $1.09/hr, H100 SXM 80GB $3.20/hr; extra vCPU $0.04/vCPU-hr; instance disk first 100GB/GPU included then $0.219/GB/mo. Sandbox per-second rates: H100 SXM $2.95/GPU-hr, A100 80GB $1.95/GPU-hr; $0 data egress (per … | Yes |
| Vast.ai | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
Pros and cons
Derived only from facts on the vendor pages we checked.
Modal
Pros:
- Free plan, trial or credits to test before paying
- Usage-based billing, so idle months cost little or nothing
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Limits and overage rates vary by plan; read them before committing
99Stack Cloud
Pros:
- Usage-based billing, so idle months cost little or nothing
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Limits and overage rates vary by plan; read them before committing
GigaGPU
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Novita AI
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
RunPod
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Thunder Compute
Pros:
- Free plan, trial or credits to test before paying
- Usage-based billing, so idle months cost little or nothing
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Limits and overage rates vary by plan; read them before committing
Vast.ai
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
How to choose
- Pick the GPU by memory first: the model must fit in VRAM. Then compare price for that card, not across different cards.
- Match billing to usage. Bursty inference suits per-second serverless; long training runs suit hourly on-demand; always-on services may suit a monthly dedicated server.
- Include storage and egress in the estimate; some providers bill disk while an instance is stopped.
- Use free monthly credits to benchmark your actual job before committing.
FAQ
What is the cheapest GPU to rent?
It depends on the card you need. The table lists each provider's verified per-hour or per-month prices; compare like-for-like GPU models.
Is serverless GPU cheaper than an hourly instance?
For intermittent workloads usually yes, because you pay only while code runs. For a GPU busy most of the hour, an on-demand instance is typically cheaper.
Why do some providers show unknown?
Their prices change often or were not on the page we checked, so we do not publish a number we cannot verify.
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