L4 vs L40
The L4 provides 242 TFLOPS at 72W in single slot, while the L40 offers 181 TFLOPS at 300W in dual slot. Choose L4 for efficiency, L40 for graphics workloads.
Overview
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Nvidia L4
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Nvidia L40
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| Summary | Low-power inference accelerator for cost-sensitive cloud deployments. | Data center GPU for combined AI inference and visualization. |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory | 24GB GDDR6 | 48GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 864 GB/s |
| Performance | 242 TFLOPS (FP16) | 181 TFLOPS (FP16) |
| Release Date | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 |
| Performance Segment | Mid-Range | High Performance |
| Datasheet | Link | Link |
Price comparison
L4 Pricing
Barriers to entry are low here. 15 cloud providers list the L4 with prices starting at just $0.14/hr per GPU (spot instance), making it accessible for testing without a large commitment.
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. | $0.39 | View |
Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.71 | View |
AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.30 | View |
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Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.86 | View |
UpCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.67 | View |
Koyeb
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.70 | View |
Leaseweb
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1x | On-Demand Memory-optimized. | $0.85 | View |
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Runpod
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.78 | View |
OVH
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.00 | View |
Sesterce
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.04 | View |
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AWS
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.56 | View |
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Google Cloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.01 | View |
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UpCloud
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.81 | View |
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Leaseweb
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.70 | View |
Hexabyte
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.51 | View |
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L40 Pricing
Listings for the L40 reach $1.64/hr, often reflecting a premium for high availability. However, you might be able to find available instances from as low as $0.27/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. | $0.69 | View |
Thunder Compute
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.89 | View |
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Runpod
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.82 | View |
Together
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.49 | View |
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Sesterce
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.97 | View |
Hyperstack
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.00 | View |
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Runpod
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.38 | View |
Oblivus
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.05 | View |
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Thunder Compute
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.78 | View |
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Sesterce
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.10 | View |
Vast.ai
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.47 | View |
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Runpod
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2x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.64 | View |
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Thunder Compute
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.39 | View |
Massed Compute
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.86 | View |
Runcrate
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1x | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.97 | View |
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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.
Alternative GPUs
Here's how these GPUs compare against alternatives:
Our data for Nvidia L4 was last updated on March 25, 2026, and for Nvidia L40 on March 25, 2026.