GPU Rental Market — 2026-10-03
The cheapest 80 GB GPU is the A800 PCIE at $0.43/hr on vast.ai, while the MI300X leads the 141 GB+ tier at $2.39/hr on runpod; day-over-day moves include a 141% jump for the GTX 1660 S and a 76% drop for the GTX 1660 Ti, both on vast.ai.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
At the 24 GB and 32 GB thresholds the Tesla V100 (32 GB) is the lowest-priced option at $0.12/hr on vast.ai with 22 offers. For 48 GB the Q RTX 8000 (48 GB) lists at $0.26/hr on vast.ai with two offers. The 80 GB tier is led by the A800 PCIE (80 GB) at $0.43/hr on vast.ai with five offers. At 96 GB the RTX PRO 6000 S (96 GB) sits at $1.33/hr on vast.ai with 22 offers. The 141 GB+ tier is topped by the MI300X (192 GB) at $2.39/hr on runpod.
Largest day-over-day price changes
Ten GPUs moved more than 25% versus 2026-10-02. The GTX 1660 S (6 GB) rose 141% to $0.05/hr on vast.ai. The RTX A4500 (20 GB) increased 74.5% to $0.19/hr on runpod. The L40 (48 GB) climbed 71.2% to $0.69/hr on runpod. The Titan RTX (24 GB) gained 65.7% to $0.27/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 5090 (32 GB) rose 32% to $0.63/hr on vast.ai. On the downside the GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB) fell 76.5% to $0.08/hr on vast.ai. The GTX 1660 (6 GB) dropped 44.9% to $0.37/hr on vast.ai. The RTX A2000 (6 GB) declined 39.2% to $0.04/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 4070 Ti (12 GB) and RTX 4080S (16 GB) each fell roughly 28% to $0.14/hr and $0.36/hr respectively on vast.ai. Fifty-six chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Week-over-week price changes
Compared with 2026-09-26 the RTX PRO 4500 (32 GB) surged 106.2% to $0.72/hr on runpod. The Titan RTX (24 GB) rose 65.1% to $0.27/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 2060 (12 GB) gained 51.7% to $0.11/hr on vast.ai. The GTX 1070 Ti (8 GB) increased 43.6% to $0.06/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB) climbed 36.3% to $0.27/hr on runpod. The GTX 1660 S (6 GB) added 30.2% to $0.05/hr on vast.ai. Declines were led by the RTX 5070 (12 GB) down 65.5% to $0.16/hr on vast.ai. The Tesla V100 (32 GB) fell 34.5% to $0.12/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 2060S (8 GB) dropped 33.1% to $0.07/hr on vast.ai. The GTX 1080 (8 GB) decreased 32.9% to $0.05/hr on vast.ai. Forty-six chips were unchanged or within 1%.
New and removed chips
Eight GPUs appeared in the day-over-day snapshot that were not tracked yesterday: B300 PC, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, Q RTX 4000, Quadro P2000, RTX 2060S, RTX 4000Ada, and Tesla P4. Four GPUs dropped out: A16, GTX 1650 S, RTX 5000Ada, and RTX 6000D. Over the week five chips were added: B300 PC, MI350X, RTX 4000Ada, RTX 4080S, and Tesla P4. Four chips left the weekly list: B300 MIG 34GB, RTX 5000Ada, RTX 5060 laptop, and RTX 6000D.
Most listed GPUs
The RTX PRO 5000 leads vast.ai with 34 offers at two price points: $0.60/hr and $0.80/hr. The RTX 4090 follows with 31 offers at $0.40/hr and $0.47/hr. The RTX A4000 also shows 31 offers at $0.07/hr on vast.ai.
Key takeaways
- The A800 PCIE at $0.43/hr is the cheapest 80 GB GPU; the MI300X at $2.39/hr is the only 141 GB+ option tracked.
- Day-over-day the GTX 1660 S jumped 141% while the GTX 1660 Ti fell 76.5%, both on vast.ai.
- Week-over-week the RTX PRO 4500 more than doubled to $0.72/hr on runpod; the RTX 5070 dropped 65.5% to $0.16/hr on vast.ai.
- The Tesla V100 fell 34.5% week-over-week to $0.12/hr, making it the cheapest 32 GB card.
- The RTX PRO 5000 and RTX 4090 dominate vast.ai listings with 34 and 31 offers respectively.