Nvidia H100 vs Nvidia L40

Nvidia L40 rents for 3.3x less per hour, but Nvidia H100 buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Nvidia L40

$0.34/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Vast.ai

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q4 2022
  • Median $0.62/GPU/hr
  • $245 per 730-hour month
  • 4 in stock In stock
See all Nvidia L40 prices

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.7x on the Nvidia H100
Memory bandwidth3.9x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense5.5x on the Nvidia H100
FP8 dense5.5x on the Nvidia H100
Board power2.3x on the Nvidia L40

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia H100 Nvidia L40
Cheapest listed $1.11 $0.34
Median across providers $2.49 $0.62
Most expensive listed $5.99 $1.00
Providers 16 4
Reporting stock 8 4
One month, 730 hours $810 $245

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H100 or the Nvidia L40 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H100 starts at $1.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L40 at $0.34. Nvidia L40 rents for 3.3x less per hour, but Nvidia H100 buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia H100: 8 of 16 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.11 at Lium. Nvidia L40: 4 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L40: $245 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.