L40S vs A100 rental price per hour
The A100 costs 17% more per hour than the L40S at the median and has 67% more memory (80 GB against 48 GB). Per GB of memory, the A100 is 30% cheaper. Based on 12 L40S and 25 A100 public on-demand listings, last checked .
- L40S median
- $1.70
- 10 providers
- A100 median
- $1.99
- 12 providers
- L40S memory
- 48 GB
- Per GPU
- A100 memory
- 80 GB
- Per GPU
Side by side
L40S and A100 public on-demand prices
US dollars per GPU-hour from public pages. Every row behind these numbers is on the L40S price page and the A100 price page, each with its source link.
| Measure | L40S | A100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory per GPU | 48 GB | 80 GB |
| Cheapest on-demand | $0.97 (Massed Compute) | $1.09 (Civo) |
| Median on-demand | $1.70 | $1.99 |
| Priciest on-demand | $3.77 | $4.10 |
| Providers with a price | 10 | 12 |
| Median price per GB of memory, per hour | $0.035 | $0.025 |
Same provider
Providers that list both
Lowest public on-demand price per GPU-hour at each provider that lists both chips.
| Provider | L40S lowest | A100 lowest | A100 vs L40S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | $1.86 | $2.74 | +47% |
| Civo | $1.29 | $1.09 | -16% |
| CoreWeave | $2.25 | $2.70 | +20% |
| Crusoe | $1.50 | $2.00 | +33% |
| Massed Compute | $0.97 | $1.35 | +39% |
| Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $3.50 | $4.00 | +14% |
| RunPod | $1.09 | $1.79 | +64% |
| Verda | $1.96 | $1.66 | -15% |
FAQ
L40S vs A100 questions
Is the A100 more expensive than the L40S to rent?
At the median public on-demand price, yes by 17%: $1.99 against $1.70 per GPU-hour.
Which has more memory, the L40S or the A100?
The L40S has 48 GB and the A100 has 80 GB per GPU, as published by the vendors and shown in provider listings.
Where is the cheapest L40S and A100?
The cheapest public on-demand L40S we track is $0.97 at Massed Compute. For the A100 it is $1.09 at Civo. Last checked Nov 9, 2026.
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