GPU Rental Market Report — 2026-09-23
The cheapest 24 GB GPU is the RTX 3090 at $0.1563/hr on vast.ai, while the MI300X at 192 GB leads the high-VRAM tier at $2.39/hr on runpod; RTX 4070 prices surged 246% versus yesterday and 284% versus a week ago.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
At the 24 GB tier the RTX 3090 is listed at $0.1563/hr on vast.ai with 19 offers. The 32 GB tier is led by the Q RTX 8000 at 45 GB VRAM for $0.2548/hr on vast.ai with one offer. For 48 GB the RTX A6000 at 48 GB VRAM is $0.33/hr on runpod. The 80 GB tier shows the A800 PCIE at 80 GB VRAM for $0.4681/hr on vast.ai with four offers. At 96 GB the RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q at 96 GB VRAM is $1.2202/hr on vast.ai with four offers. The 141 GB tier is topped by the MI300X at 192 GB VRAM for $2.39/hr on runpod.
Largest price changes versus yesterday
RTX 4070 (12 GB) rose from $0.1356/hr to $0.4689/hr on vast.ai, a 245.8% increase. RTX 5070 (12 GB) climbed from $0.1892/hr to $0.3956/hr on vast.ai, up 109.1%. RTX 2060 (12 GB) fell from $0.1963/hr to $0.0696/hr on vast.ai, down 64.5%. RTX 2060S (8 GB) increased from $0.0662/hr to $0.1022/hr on vast.ai, up 54.4%. Tesla V100 (16 GB) dropped from $0.1357/hr to $0.0622/hr on vast.ai, down 54.2%. RTX 4070S Ti (16 GB) fell from $0.4028/hr to $0.2003/hr on vast.ai, down 50.3%. RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) rose from $0.0822/hr to $0.123/hr on vast.ai, up 49.6%. RTX 4070 Ti (12 GB) moved from $0.1356/hr to $0.19/hr on runpod, up 40.1%. RTX 3080 (10 GB) went from $0.123/hr to $0.17/hr on runpod, up 38.2%. RTX 5060 (8 GB) increased from $0.0882/hr to $0.1162/hr on vast.ai, up 31.7%.
Largest price changes versus one week ago
RTX 4070 (12 GB) jumped from $0.1222/hr to $0.4689/hr on vast.ai, a 283.7% rise. RTX A4500 (20 GB) went from $0.0676/hr to $0.19/hr on runpod, up 181.1%. RTX 5070 (12 GB) rose from $0.1622/hr to $0.3956/hr on vast.ai, up 143.9%. Tesla T4 (15 GB) increased from $0.0674/hr to $0.1478/hr on vast.ai, up 119.3%. RTX 5070 Ti (16 GB) climbed from $0.1356/hr to $0.2689/hr on vast.ai, up 98.3%. RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) rose from $0.0666/hr to $0.123/hr on vast.ai, up 84.7%. RTX 4060 Ti (16 GB) moved from $0.0956/hr to $0.1752/hr on vast.ai, up 83.3%. RTX 3080 (10 GB) went from $0.0956/hr to $0.17/hr on runpod, up 77.8%. RTX 2060 (12 GB) fell from $0.2422/hr to $0.0696/hr on vast.ai, down 71.3%. RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB) rose from $0.1089/hr to $0.1742/hr on vast.ai, up 60.0%.
Market breadth and listings
The tracker covers 96 distinct GPU models across 214 listings from runpod and vast.ai. Compared with yesterday, 46 chips were unchanged or within 1% of their prior price. One new chip appeared: Quadro P2000. Three chips left the list: GTX 1650, RTX 4080S, RTX 6000D. Compared with a week ago, 47 chips were unchanged or within 1%. Six new chips appeared: GTX 1050 Ti, MI350X, Quadro GV100, RTX 2070S, RTX 3060 laptop, Titan RTX. Eight chips left the list: B300 PC, Q RTX 4000, Q RTX 5000, Q RTX 6000, Quadro P5000, RTX 3070 laptop, RTX 4080S, RTX 5000Ada.
Most offered GPUs
The RTX 5090 leads with 35 offers on vast.ai at two price points: $0.2678/hr and $0.6022/hr. The GTX 1080 Ti has 30 offers on vast.ai at $0.0556/hr and $0.0678/hr. The RTX 4090 shows 30 offers on vast.ai at $0.3622/hr.
Key takeaways
- RTX 3090 remains the lowest-cost 24 GB option at $0.1563/hr on vast.ai.
- MI300X at 192 GB VRAM is the cheapest high-capacity card at $2.39/hr on runpod.
- RTX 4070 prices rose 246% day-over-day and 284% week-over-week on vast.ai.
- RTX 2060 and Tesla V100 dropped more than 50% versus yesterday on vast.ai.
- RTX 5090, GTX 1080 Ti, and RTX 4090 dominate offer counts on vast.ai.