GPU Rental Market Report — 2026-10-17
The cheapest 24 GB VRAM GPU is the Tesla V100 at $0.0963/hr on vast.ai, while the MI300X leads the 141 GB+ tier at $2.39/hr on runpod; day-over-day moves show the RTX 4060 dropping 97.3% to $0.0822/hr and the RTX 2080 Ti rising 67.1% to $0.2028/hr.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
At the 24 GB and 32 GB thresholds the Tesla V100 (32 GB) is listed at $0.0963/hr on vast.ai with 19 offers. The 48 GB tier is led by the RTX A6000 (48 GB) at $0.33/hr on runpod. For 80 GB the A800 PCIE (80 GB) appears at $0.4681/hr on vast.ai with 5 offers. The 96 GB tier shows the RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q (96 GB) at $1.2539/hr on vast.ai with 9 offers. At 141 GB and above the MI300X (192 GB) is priced at $2.39/hr on runpod.
Largest day-over-day price changes
Compared with 2026-10-16, the RTX 4060 (8 GB) fell from $3.0417/hr to $0.0822/hr, a 97.3% drop on vast.ai. The GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB) declined 76.5% from $0.3463/hr to $0.0815/hr on vast.ai. The RTX PRO 4000 (24 GB) dropped 41.2% from $0.57/hr to $0.335/hr on vast.ai. On the upside, the RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB) rose 67.1% from $0.1214/hr to $0.2028/hr, the Tesla P100 (16 GB) increased 64.5% from $0.0296/hr to $0.0487/hr, and the RTX 4090D (48 GB) climbed 58.2% from $0.6678/hr to $1.0563/hr, all on vast.ai. Smaller moves include the L4 (22 GB) up 27.6% to $0.3416/hr and the RTX 2060 (6 GB) up 25.4% to $0.1272/hr.
Week-over-week price changes
Since 2026-10-10 the RTX 5070 Ti (16 GB) surged 136.7% from $0.2819/hr to $0.6672/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 5070 (12 GB) gained 79.9% from $0.1752/hr to $0.3152/hr. The RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) rose 60.8% from $0.0923/hr to $0.1484/hr. The RTX 4090D (48 GB) repeated its 58.2% increase to $1.0563/hr. The Tesla P100 (16 GB) fell 40.3% from $0.0816/hr to $0.0487/hr. Other notable weekly moves: GTX 1660 S (6 GB) up 36.7% to $0.0842/hr, RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB) up 35.6% to $0.2028/hr, RTX 4070S (12 GB) up 33.3% to $0.1624/hr, RTX 2060 (6 GB) up 33.1% to $0.1272/hr, and RTX 4070 (12 GB) up 29.6% to $0.1767/hr.
Market breadth and new listings
The snapshot covers 98 distinct GPU models and 223 listings across runpod and vast.ai. Day-over-day, 53 chips were unchanged or within 1% while four new models appeared: A10, B300 MIG 34GB, RTX 5880Ada, and Tesla V100S. Four models dropped out: B300 PC, Q RTX 5000, RTX 4500Ada, and RTX 5000Ada. Week-over-week, 52 chips were stable, six new models entered (A10, RTX 2060S, RTX 2070, RTX 4080S, Tesla V100S, Titan RTX), and two left (Q RTX 4000, Quadro P5000).
Most offered GPUs
The CMP 170HX leads with 32 offers on vast.ai at two price points: $0.3356/hr and $0.4022/hr. The Titan Xp follows with 26 offers at $0.0411/hr and $0.0489/hr. The A100 PCIE has 24 offers at $0.443/hr on vast.ai.
Key takeaways
- Tesla V100 remains the lowest-cost option for 24–32 GB VRAM at $0.0963/hr.
- RTX 4060 price collapsed 97.3% day-over-day to $0.0822/hr.
- RTX 5070 Ti more than doubled week-over-week to $0.6672/hr.
- CMP 170HX and Titan Xp dominate offer counts on vast.ai.
- Four GPUs entered and four exited the day-over-day list; six entered and two exited week-over-week.