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NVIDIA A100 40GB cloud pricing
- Vendor
- NVIDIA
- VRAM
- 40 GB
- Architecture
- Ampere
- FP16
- 312 TFLOPS
- Launched
- 2020
Lowest
$0.594
Median
$0.839
Highest
$1.29
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A100 40GB machine On-demand | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 90 GB |
$0.950
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A100 40GB machine Reserved | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 90 GB |
$0.618
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A100 40GB (Community) On-demand | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 83 GB |
$0.990
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3 countries | Visit → |
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A100 40GB (Community) Spot | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 83 GB |
$0.594
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3 countries | Visit → |
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A100 40GB (Community) Reserved | 1 | 40 GB | 12 | 83 GB |
$0.643
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3 countries | Visit → |
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A100 1x On-demand | 1 | 40 GB | 30 | 200 GB |
$1.29
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A100 1x Reserved | 1 | 40 GB | 30 | 200 GB |
$0.839
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1 country | Visit → |
Providers offering this GPU
RunPod operates a dual-tier marketplace: community GPUs at ultra-low spot prices and a SOC 2-compliant Secure Cloud for production inference. Per-second billing, instant provisioning, and a broad catalog spanning H100, A100, RTX, and even MI300X accelerators make it flexible for projects of any scale.
Paperspace, now part of DigitalOcean, offers GPU cloud compute with a developer-friendly notebook environment and a genuine free GPU tier for experimentation. With predictable on-demand pricing across H100, A100, and A6000 instances, it bridges the gap between zero-setup Jupyter notebooks and production-grade GPU infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an NVIDIA A100 40GB cost per hour in the cloud?
The lowest on-demand NVIDIA A100 40GB price we track is $0.594 per GPU-hour. Spot and reserved rates are usually lower; sort the table above by price to see the current rate from every provider.
What is the cheapest NVIDIA A100 40GB cloud provider?
Sort the table by price (low to high) to see the cheapest NVIDIA A100 40GB provider right now. Marketplace and spot providers often undercut hyperscalers by a wide margin for the same NVIDIA A100 40GB.
Which cloud providers offer NVIDIA A100 40GB GPUs?
Every provider with published NVIDIA A100 40GB availability is listed above, with per-hour pricing, the number of GPUs per instance, region coverage, and on-demand, spot, and reserved rates.
Is spot NVIDIA A100 40GB cheaper than on-demand?
Yes. Spot (preemptible) capacity is typically 40-70% cheaper than on-demand but can be reclaimed at short notice. Use the pricing-mode filter to compare on-demand, spot, and reserved rows side by side.
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA A100 40GB have?
The NVIDIA A100 40GB ships with 40 GB of VRAM. Larger VRAM lets you fit bigger models and batch sizes without sharding.
Is the NVIDIA A100 40GB good for AI training and inference?
The NVIDIA A100 40GB is used for both LLM training and inference. Match its VRAM and throughput (shown above) to your model size, and use spot capacity for fault-tolerant training to cut costs.