GPU comparison
NVIDIA A100 80GB vs NVIDIA A100 40GB: price per GPU-hour
Updated 2026-10-19
At the median, A100 80GB is 1.3× cheaper than A100 40GB per GPU-hour.
NVIDIA A100 80GB has 80 GB on Ampere; NVIDIA A100 40GB has 40 GB on Ampere.
Pick on memory first: the model has to fit. Then compare price per GPU-hour, and check whether your credits can pay for it.
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | NVIDIA A100 40GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest in stock | $0.65 (Lium) | $0.89 (Jarvislabs) |
| Median | $1.76 | $2.37 |
| Providers tracked | 27 | 12 |
| On AWS | $3.43 (p4de.24xlarge) | $2.74 (p4d.24xlarge) |
| Memory | 80 GB | 40 GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| AWS GPU-hours per $25k | 7,287 | 9,108 |
NVIDIA A100 80GB · NVIDIA A100 40GB · All GPU prices
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