Cheapest A100 rental: verified prices compared

Prices verified through 2026-10-26 · 6 offers from 3 vendors · sorted by cost for 100 GPU hours/month

Cheapest for 100 hours a month: Thunder Compute A100 (on-demand) at $109.00. Change hours or GPU count in the calculator.

#GPUVendorTypeRate100 h/monthFull month (730 h)Vendor quoteVerifiedLabel
1A100 80 GBThunder Computeon-demand$1.09/hr$109.00$795.70“A100 80GB $1.09/hr”2026-10-25referral
2A100 PCIe 80 GBRunPodCommunity Cloud$1.19/hr$119.00$868.70“A100 PCIe $1.19/hr”2026-10-26referral
3A100 SXM 80 GBRunPodCommunity Cloud$1.39/hr$139.00$1,014.70“A100 SXM $1.39/hr”2026-10-26referral
4A100 PCIe 80 GBRunPodSecure Cloud$1.79/hr$179.00$1,306.70“A100 PCIe 80GB $1.79/hr”2026-10-26referral
5A100 SXM 80 GBRunPodSecure Cloud$1.79/hr$179.00$1,306.70“A100 SXM 80GB $1.79/hr”2026-10-26referral
6A100 80 GBUcartzdedicated server$3,128.32/mo$3,128.32$3,128.32“A100 80GB from $3,128.32/mo”2026-10-26referral

Basis: hourly rate × hours; dedicated servers are a flat monthly price. One GPU. Excludes storage, egress and tax.

FAQ

What is the cheapest A100 per hour?

Thunder Compute A100 (on-demand) at $1.09/hr, per the vendor's pricing page checked 2026-10-25. That's $109.00 for 100 GPU hours.

What does a full month of A100 cost?

Running one GPU all month (730 h), the lowest verified option is Thunder Compute A100 (on-demand) at about $795.70.

What is the difference between RunPod Community Cloud and Secure Cloud?

Both are per-hour pods. Community Cloud runs on vetted third-party hosts and is cheaper; Secure Cloud runs in RunPod's partner data centers. Pick Secure Cloud for sensitive data or stricter uptime needs.

Why are dedicated servers listed with a flat price?

Dedicated GPU servers bill a fixed monthly price whatever your usage, so they only pay off when the GPU runs most of the month.

What isn't included in these prices?

Storage, data egress, extra vCPU/RAM and taxes. Prices are list or 'from' prices; confirm on the vendor page before you rent.

How are these prices verified?

Each row quotes the vendor's own pricing page and shows the date it was checked. Offers without a verified price aren't listed, and referral links don't change the order.

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