Gaudi2 vs A100
The Gaudi2 provides 96GB HBM2e and integrated Ethernet scale-out, while the A100 offers up to 80GB HBM2e with MIG partitioning and CUDA. Choose Gaudi2 for FP8 and networking, A100 for mature tooling.
Overview
Intel Gaudi2
Intel's data center AI accelerator with on-chip Ethernet for cost-efficient scale-out.
Nvidia A100
Previous-gen data center workhorse for AI training and inference.
Memory per GPU
1.2x more on Gaudi2
Gaudi2
A100
Memory bandwidth
1.3x higher on Gaudi2
Gaudi2
A100
GPU interconnect
Gaudi2
A100
Precision support
Gaudi2
A100
Highlighted formats are supported by only one of the two.
Architecture
Gaudi2
A100
Released
2 years newer on Gaudi2
Gaudi2
A100
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Source: Gaudi2 datasheet and A100 datasheet.
Price comparison
Cheapest on-demand
2.6x higher on Gaudi2
Gaudi2
A100
Typical rate
1.6x higher on A100
Gaudi2
A100
Median across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one.
Spot floor
Gaudi2
A100
Full price range
Gaudi2
A100
Lowest to highest listing per GPU-hour, across on-demand, spot, reserved and custom.
Providers listing it
39 more on A100
Gaudi2
A100
Price, last 90 days
Gaudi2
A100
Change in the market-wide median, which moves when providers reprice and when cheaper or more expensive listings enter the market. Withheld where too few providers price the card, its history is too short, or its weekly print swings too hard to read as a trend.
Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Offers and availability
How this list works
Order
Each provider appears once per GPU. We pick the one configuration that speaks for that provider, and rank on it in this order:
- Availability: in stock, then waitlist, then not reported, then out of stock. A price you can act on outranks a cheaper one you cannot.
- Billing type: on-demand first, then reserved, then spot, then quote-only. On-demand leads because it is the only rate you can hold without committing to anything.
- Price: the lowest per-GPU hourly rate the provider lists, converted to USD.
The configuration we pick is chosen the same way, availability before billing before price. The rest of that provider's configurations are on the GPU's own page.
Ties sort alphabetically. Reserved rates are not separated by term length, so a three-year commitment can sit above a one-month one: the label beneath each price says which you are looking at. Providers who publish no rate are listed last within their group.
Transparency and funding
- Ads and sponsors: Paid placements sit at the top of the list and are always labeled as sponsored content. Sponsorship never influences the organic ranking itself.
- Affiliates: Affiliate links are marked. We may earn a commission if you click them, but commissions never affect the order.
- Prices: Shown in USD, converted at daily reference rates where a provider publishes in another currency. A month means 720 hours. How we estimate costs.
Gaudi2 Offers
1 of 1 providers report available stock, 1 more publish no status.
A100 Offers
19 of 22 providers report available stock, 19 more publish no status.
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Our data for Intel Gaudi2 was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for Nvidia A100 on Aug. 21, 2026.