Which is cheaper, A100 or L40S?

L40S is currently cheaper on gpuprice.fyi's headline comparison metric, using USD per GPU per hour.

How is the A100 vs L40S 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 L40S

A100 SXM 80GB vs L40S — current cloud rental prices normalized to USD per GPU per hour, across providers. L40S is currently the cheaper option — about 72% 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

L40S

NVIDIA Ada Lovelace · PCIE

$0.79/GPU/hr

community median · 1 provider
range $0.69–$1.70 · 2 providers
cheapest: Shadeform $0.69

↗ Full L40S prices

A100 vs L40S price table

USD per GPU per hour · live provider data

Metric	A100 SXM 80GB	L40S
Index median	$2.79/hr	—
Community marketplace median	—	$0.79/hr
Cheapest current row	$1.38 · Shadeform	$0.69 · Shadeform
Provider coverage	2 providers · 17 listings	2 providers · 21 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 →