Which is cheaper, A100 or H100?

H100 NVL is currently cheaper on gpuprice.fyi's headline comparison metric, using USD per GPU per hour.

How is the A100 vs H100 price comparison calculated?

Each listing is normalized to USD per GPU per hour. The comparison uses the reliable index median when available, then the separately labeled community marketplace median, otherwise the cheapest valid listing is shown with quality tier and billing context.

OCPI·LIVE

H100from $1.95H100from $1.66H100from $2.59H200from $2.25H200from $3.79A100from $1.00A100from $1.99A100from $1.38A100from $1.35B200from $3.74L40Sfrom $0.69RTX 4090from $0.34RTX 5090from $0.65H100from $1.95H100from $1.66H100from $2.59H200from $2.25H200from $3.79A100from $1.00A100from $1.99A100from $1.38A100from $1.35B200from $3.74L40Sfrom $0.69RTX 4090from $0.34RTX 5090from $0.65

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Cloud GPU Price Comparison

A100 vs H100

A100 SXM 80GB vs H100 NVL — current cloud rental prices normalized to USD per GPU per hour, across providers. H100 NVL is currently the cheaper option — about 7% less on the headline comparison metric.

A100 SXM 80GB

NVIDIA Ampere · SXM

$2.79/GPU/hr

single index provider · not a median
range $1.38–$3.28 · 2 providers
cheapest: Shadeform $1.38

↗ Full A100 SXM 80GB prices

H100 NVL

NVIDIA Hopper · NVL

$2.60/GPU/hr

single index provider · not a median
range $2.59–$3.19 · 3 providers
cheapest: RunPod $2.59

↗ Full H100 NVL prices

A100 vs H100 price table

USD per GPU per hour · live provider data

Metric	A100 SXM 80GB	H100 NVL
Index median	$2.79/hr	$2.60/hr
Community marketplace median	—	$2.59/hr
Cheapest current row	$1.38 · Shadeform	$2.59 · RunPod
Provider coverage	2 providers · 17 listings	3 providers · 6 listings
Best use of this page	Use this as a price comparison and sourcing snapshot. Performance, memory size, software support, and availability still need to be checked with the provider.

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Listed price ≠ transaction price

These are published rates, normalized per GPU per hour and labeled by billing mode. The index median uses eligible reliable-tier providers only. Read the methodology →