The H200 has 5.9x the memory and 16x the bandwidth. The L4 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
5.9x more on H200
- H200
- 141 GB
- L4
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
16x higher on H200
- H200
- 4,800 GB/s
- L4
- 300 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
87% cheaper on L4
- H200
- $2.09 /GPU/hr
- L4
- $0.27 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | H200 | L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr from $2.09 | $0.87 /GPU/hr from $0.27 | 81% cheaper on L4 |
| Reserved | $3.85 /GPU/hr from $2.23 (1 mo) | $0.50 /GPU/hr from $0.32 (36 mo) | 87% cheaper on L4 |
| Spot | $2.99 /GPU/hr from $1.32 | $0.41 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | 86% cheaper on L4 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
H200 vs L4 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | H200 | L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 141 GB HBM3e | 24 GB GDDR6 | 5.9x more on H200 |
| Bandwidth | 4,800 GB/s | 300 GB/s | 16x higher on H200 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 1,979 TFLOPS | 242 TFLOPS | 8.2x higher on H200 |
| FP16 / BF16 | 989.5 TFLOPS | 121 TFLOPS | 8.2x higher on H200 |
| INT8 | 1,979 TOPS | 242 TOPS | 8.2x higher on H200 |
| FP32 | 67 TFLOPS | 30.3 TFLOPS | 2.2x higher on H200 |
| FP64 | 34 TFLOPS | Not supported | H200 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 900 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on H200 only |
| Board power | 700 W | 72 W | 9.7x higher on H200 |
| Released | Q4 2023 | Q1 2023 | 8 months newer on H200 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: H200 datasheet and L4 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | H200 | L4 |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
$4.13 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL | $0.27 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Jarvislabs
India
|
$3.99 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | $0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
$4.24 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | $1.23 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Lium
Distributed
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$3.62 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL | -- |
Daytona
USA
|
$4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
UpCloud
Finland
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Scaleway
France
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.04 /GPU/hr On-demand |
51 providers list the H200 and 21 the L4. Every listing is on the H200 page and the L4 page.
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Our data for Nvidia H200 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia L4 on Sept. 14, 2026.