H100 vs L40S
The L40S delivers 362 TFLOPS with 48GB GDDR6, while the H100 provides 1,979 TFLOPS with 80GB HBM3. Choose L40S for inference, H100 for training.
Overview
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Nvidia H100
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Nvidia L40S
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| Summary | The standard data center GPU for large-scale AI training and inference. | Cost-effective data center GPU for AI inference and media workloads. |
| Architecture | Hopper | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory | 80GB HBM3 | 48GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 3,350GB/s | 864 GB/s |
| Performance | 1,979 TFLOPS (FP16) | 362 TFLOPS (FP16) |
| Release Date | Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 |
| Performance Segment | High Performance | High Performance |
| Datasheet | Link | Link |
Price comparison
H100 Pricing
We're tracking 45 cloud providers for the H100, and the pricing spread is significant. While the average sits at $3.37/hr, the lowest price is currently $0.66/hr per GPU (spot instance).
How we sort results
Default ranking
Our algorithm weighs five factors to find the most relevant matches for you:
- Price: We blend total hourly price with price-per-GPU to balance affordability and value.
- Specs: We favor offers with higher CPU, RAM, and GPU Memory.
- Billing: We favor on-demand billing for simplicity and flexibility over spot instances, reservations, and custom quotes.
- Location: We blend both datacenter proximity and provider HQ location. Datacenter location matters for latency, while HQ location matters for compliance and support.
- Provider diversity: Each time a provider appears in the list, their subsequent offerings are ranked a little lower, so one provider's offerings don't crowd out the top positions.
Sorting and filtering
Click "View all offerings" to access the full list with sortable columns and filters for billing type, GPU count, vCPUs, and RAM.
Transparency and funding
Ads and sponsors: Any paid placements are fixed at the top and clearly labeled as sponsored content.
Affiliates: Any affiliate links will be indicated to you as well. We may earn a commission if you click them, but this never influences the ranking order.
| Provider | GPUs | Billing | Total/h | |
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Thunder Compute
Our sponsor
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.38 | View |
Theta EdgeCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.29 | View |
Runpod
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.59 | View |
Novita
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.59 | View |
Lambda Labs
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $3.29 | View |
DigitalOcean
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $3.39 | View |
Together
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $3.36 | View |
Paperspace
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $5.99 | View |
Azure
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $6.98 | View |
AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $6.88 | View |
Vultr
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8x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $23.92 | View |
CUDO
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.47 | View |
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Runpod
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.69 | View |
Hyperstack
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.90 | View |
Sesterce
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.09 | View |
| No offerings matching your filters. | ||||
L40S Pricing
Listings for the L40S reach $7.58/hr, often reflecting a premium for high availability. However, you might be able to find available instances from as low as $0.50/hr per GPU (spot instance).
How we sort results
Default ranking
Our algorithm weighs five factors to find the most relevant matches for you:
- Price: We blend total hourly price with price-per-GPU to balance affordability and value.
- Specs: We favor offers with higher CPU, RAM, and GPU Memory.
- Billing: We favor on-demand billing for simplicity and flexibility over spot instances, reservations, and custom quotes.
- Location: We blend both datacenter proximity and provider HQ location. Datacenter location matters for latency, while HQ location matters for compliance and support.
- Provider diversity: Each time a provider appears in the list, their subsequent offerings are ranked a little lower, so one provider's offerings don't crowd out the top positions.
Sorting and filtering
Click "View all offerings" to access the full list with sortable columns and filters for billing type, GPU count, vCPUs, and RAM.
Transparency and funding
Ads and sponsors: Any paid placements are fixed at the top and clearly labeled as sponsored content.
Affiliates: Any affiliate links will be indicated to you as well. We may earn a commission if you click them, but this never influences the ranking order.
| Provider | GPUs | Billing | Total/h | |
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Runpod
Our sponsor
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.79 | View |
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Novita
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.55 | View |
Packet·ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.92 | View |
Crusoe
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.00 | View |
Fly.io
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.25 | View |
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DigitalOcean
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.57 | View |
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Vultr
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.67 | View |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.86 | View |
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Together
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.10 | View |
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Runpod
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.86 | View |
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CUDO
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.87 | View |
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Sesterce
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.97 | View |
Koyeb
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.20 | View |
Civo
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.29 | View |
UpCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.29 | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.
Alternative GPUs
Here's how these GPUs compare against alternatives:
Nvidia H100
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Nvidia H200
Nvidia H100
vs
Nvidia A100
Nvidia L40S
vs
Nvidia L40
Nvidia L40S
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Nvidia A100
Our data for Nvidia H100 was last updated on March 25, 2026, and for Nvidia L40S on March 25, 2026.