GPU Rental Market — 2026-09-25
The cheapest 24 GB VRAM GPU is the RTX A5000 at $0.16/hr on runpod, while the MI300X leads the 192 GB tier at $2.39/hr on runpod; day-over-day the RTX 4060 fell 99.1% to $0.0692/hr and the H200 rose 62.8% to $4.2873/hr.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
At the 24 GB tier the RTX A5000 (24 GB) is listed at $0.16/hr on runpod. For 32 GB and 48 GB the Q RTX 8000 (48 GB) appears at $0.2689/hr on vast.ai with three offers. The 80 GB tier is led by the A800 PCIE (80 GB) at $0.4681/hr on vast.ai with three offers. At 96 GB the RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q (96 GB) is $1.0281/hr on vast.ai with 15 offers. The highest tier tracked, 141 GB and above, is the MI300X (192 GB) at $2.39/hr on runpod.
Largest day-over-day price moves
Compared with 2026-09-24, the RTX 4060 (8 GB) dropped from $7.611/hr to $0.0692/hr, a 99.1% decrease on vast.ai. The Tesla V100 (16 GB) rose from $0.0711/hr to $0.1363/hr, up 91.7% on vast.ai. The H200 (140 GB) increased from $2.6338/hr to $4.2873/hr, a 62.8% rise on vast.ai. Other notable declines: RTX 2060S (8 GB) -67.3% to $0.0662/hr, RTX 4070 (12 GB) -66.3% to $0.095/hr, RTX 2060 (12 GB) -61.4% to $0.0756/hr, RTX A4500 (19 GB) -57.4% to $0.0809/hr, RTX 5070 (12 GB) -50.1% to $0.1889/hr. Notable increases: RTX 3080 (10 GB) +58.4% to $0.1302/hr, RTX 4080S (16 GB) +50.1% to $0.4037/hr. Fifty-one chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Week-over-week price changes
Since 2026-09-18 the RTX 4080S (16 GB) climbed from $0.1639/hr to $0.4037/hr, a 146.3% increase on vast.ai. The GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB) fell from $0.2678/hr to $0.0689/hr, down 74.3% on vast.ai. The RTX 5070 Ti (16 GB) rose from $0.135/hr to $0.2216/hr, up 64.1% on vast.ai. The A100 PCIE (80 GB) moved from $0.5014/hr to $0.8097/hr, a 61.5% increase on vast.ai. The RTX 2080 Ti (22 GB) increased from $0.0938/hr to $0.1478/hr, up 57.6% on vast.ai. The RTX A4500 (19 GB) declined from $0.19/hr to $0.0809/hr, a 57.4% drop on vast.ai. Additional moves: GTX 1060 (6 GB) +48.2% to $0.0415/hr, GTX 1080 (8 GB) +45.9% to $0.0811/hr, RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB) +43.5% to $0.1744/hr, RTX 5060 (8 GB) +41.4% to $0.1162/hr. Forty-seven chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Market breadth and new listings
The snapshot covers 98 distinct GPU models across 223 listings from runpod and vast.ai. Day-over-day five chips appeared for the first time: A10, GTX 1650 S, Quadro P2000, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5880Ada. Six chips dropped out: GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, GTX 1660, GTX TITAN X, Q RTX 5000, RTX 6000D. Week-over-week eight chips are new: A10, B300 MIG 34GB, GTX 1650 S, MI350X, Quadro GV100, RTX 2070, RTX 2070S, RTX 5880Ada. Five chips left the list: GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1660, GTX TITAN X, RTX 3070 laptop, RTX 6000D.
Most offered GPUs
The RTX 4090 has the highest offer count on vast.ai with 39 listings at two price points: $0.3756/hr and $0.4944/hr. The RTX 5090 follows with 24 offers at $0.4096/hr and $0.6232/hr. The RTX 3060 Ti has 22 offers at $0.0739/hr.
Key takeaways
- The RTX A5000 at $0.16/hr is the lowest-cost option for 24 GB VRAM workloads.
- The MI300X at $2.39/hr remains the sole listed option above 140 GB VRAM.
- Day-over-day the RTX 4060 price collapsed 99.1% while the H200 surged 62.8%.
- Week-over-week the RTX 4080S more than doubled in price, rising 146.3%.
- The RTX 4090 and RTX 5090 dominate offer volume on vast.ai with 39 and 24 listings respectively.