AWS pricing: GPU rental rates
Visit AWS →Updated August 2026 · day 49 of the ledger · verified 2026-08-22
The cheapest GPU on AWS right now is the L4 at $0.10/hr (spot / interruptible, verified 2026-08-22). EC2 GPU instances (p5/p5e/p4d/p4de/g6/g6e), us-east-1, Linux on-demand. A10G (g5) untracked. We track 12 live GPU offers across 6 models.
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Live AWS prices (2026-08-22)
| GPU | Tier | $/hr | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| L4 | spot / interruptible | $0.10 | 2026-08-22 |
| L4 | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $0.22 | 2026-08-22 |
| L4 | on-demand | $0.80 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 40GB | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $1.63 | 2026-08-22 |
| L4 | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $1.67 | 2026-08-22 |
| L40S | on-demand | $1.86 | 2026-08-22 |
| L40S | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $3.77 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 40GB | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $4.10 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 80GB | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $5.12 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 SXM | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $7.22 | 2026-08-22 |
| H200 (SXM) | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $10.60 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 SXM | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $12.29 | 2026-08-22 |
Cheapest listed per-GPU-hour rates verified at the source. Before storage, egress and networking.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
Computed from the verified fees and platform matrix (cells verified 2026-07-07 at AWS's own documentation; verified items link to their source). Full matrices: fees · enterprise.
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FAQ
The cheapest AWS GPU is the L4 at $0.10/hr (spot / interruptible, verified 2026-08-22). AWS lists 12 GPU offers across 6 models.
AWS prices 6 GPU models, including H100, H200, A100, L40S, L4. The live table above lists every current rate.
AWS prices are tracked as spot / interruptible, on-demand. Every row is labeled with its tier and verified at the source on 2026-08-22.
Some AWS rates are the per-GPU price within a node of up to 8 GPUs. Those rows note the node size, but the $/hr shown is always per single GPU.
Prices fetched from ec2.shop, verified 2026-08-22. See the methodology for how each number is collected.