L40S 48GB vs A100 40GB
Specs and live cloud rental prices side by side, per single GPU-hour. Green marks the better value on each line.
| Metric | L40S 48GB | A100 40GB |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| VRAM | 48 GB | 40 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 362 | 312 |
| FP8 TFLOPS (dense) | 733 | — |
| Lowest $/hr | $0.336 | $0.376 |
| Median $/hr | $0.801 | $0.700 |
| Spot from | $0.210 | $0.133 |
| $ per GB VRAM / hr | $0.0070 | $0.0094 |
| $ per FP16 TFLOPS / hr | $0.00093 | $0.0012 |
| Live offers | 8 | 8 |
| Rent L40S 48GB $0.336/hr → | Rent A100 40GB $0.376/hr → |
Cheapest L40S 48GB offers
| Provider · region | $/GPU-hr | Spot | $/GB VRAM | Stock | Verdict | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai US · 4 min ago | $0.336 | $0.269 | $0.0070 | 1 GPUs | Best value | Rent $0.336/hr → |
Vast.ai JP · sold as 8× node · 4 min ago | $0.467 | $0.210 | $0.0097 | 16 GPUs | Lowest spot | Rent $0.467/hr → |
Vast.ai TW · sold as 4× node · 4 min ago | $0.640 | $0.533 | $0.013 | 14 GPUs | +91% vs best | Rent $0.640/hr → |
Vast.ai FI · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.801 | $0.533 | $0.017 | 2 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.801/hr → |
Vast.ai SG · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.801 | $0.733 | $0.017 | 2 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.801/hr → |
Vast.ai SI · 4 min ago | $0.802 | — | $0.017 | 1 GPUs | +139% vs best | Rent $0.802/hr → |
Vast.ai BR · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.870 | $0.333 | $0.018 | 2 GPUs | +159% vs best | Rent $0.870/hr → |
RunPod Secure Cloud · 4 min ago | $1.09 | — | $0.023 | Low | +225% vs best | Rent $1.09/hr → |
Cheapest A100 40GB offers
| Provider · region | $/GPU-hr | Spot | $/GB VRAM | Stock | Verdict | Rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vast.ai US · 4 min ago | $0.376 | $0.213 | $0.0094 | 37 GPUs | Best value | Rent $0.376/hr → |
Vast.ai JP · 4 min ago | $0.508 | $0.293 | $0.013 | 9 GPUs | +35% vs best | Rent $0.508/hr → |
Vast.ai EE · 4 min ago | $0.570 | — | $0.014 | 3 GPUs | +52% vs best | Rent $0.570/hr → |
Vast.ai GB · sold as 2× node · 4 min ago | $0.665 | — | $0.017 | 2 GPUs | +77% vs best | Rent $0.665/hr → |
Vast.ai KR · 4 min ago | $0.736 | $0.133 | $0.018 | 1 GPUs | Lowest spot | Rent $0.736/hr → |
Vast.ai SG · 4 min ago | $0.802 | $0.214 | $0.020 | 1 GPUs | +114% vs best | Rent $0.802/hr → |
Vast.ai CZ · sold as 8× node · 4 min ago | $0.807 | $0.400 | $0.020 | 9 GPUs | +115% vs best | Rent $0.807/hr → |
RunPod Community Cloud · 4 min ago | $1.00 | — | $0.025 | Low | +166% vs best | Rent $1.00/hr → |