GPU cost calculator

Estimate monthly GPU cost from prices published by vendors in the Lantern Works feed. Every row shows how its cost was calculated and the vendor quote it came from. Results are sorted by your estimated cost; referral links don't change the order.

Est. / month	GPU	Vendor	Billing	Calculation	Vendor quote (verified)	Label

Calculation basis

Hourly: rate × hours × GPUs. Billed while the instance runs.
Monthly dedicated servers: flat price × ceil(hours ÷ 730) × GPUs, whatever your usage.
Excludes storage, egress, extra vCPU, taxes and promo credits. Prices are "from" prices; confirm on the vendor page before spending.

Model guides: all GPU prices · cheapest H100 · cheapest A100 · cheapest RTX 4090

Free GPU-adjacent credits

Modal: $30/month free credit on Starter; pay-as-you-go beyond allotment

Not priced yet

These GPU deals have no verified, structured GPU price in the feed, so they're left out instead of guessed: AlphaVPS, GigaGPU, Modal, Novita AI, Vast.ai.

For agents

Machine-readable rates: https://thelanternworks.com/api/v1/gpu-prices.json (each rate has deal_id, price_usd, unit, hourly_equiv_usd, basis, verified_at). The URL keeps state, e.g. ?hours=300&gpu=A100.