GPU Rental Market Report — 2026-10-21
The cheapest 24 GB VRAM GPU is the RTX A5000 at $0.16/hr on RunPod, while the MI300X leads the 141+ GB tier at $2.39/hr on RunPod; vast.ai listings show the largest day-over-day swings, including a 96.7% drop for the RTX 4060 and an 81.8% jump for the Q RTX 6000.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
Six VRAM tiers are tracked. At 24 GB the RTX A5000 on RunPod is $0.16/hr. The 32 GB tier is led by the Q RTX 8000 (45 GB VRAM) on vast.ai at $0.2548/hr with five offers. For 48 GB the RTX A6000 on RunPod lists at $0.33/hr. The 80 GB tier shows the A800 PCIE on vast.ai at $0.4681/hr with three offers. At 96 GB the RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q on vast.ai is $1.2822/hr with nine offers. The top tier, 141 GB and above, is the MI300X (192 GB) on RunPod at $2.39/hr.
Day-over-day price changes
Ten GPUs moved more than 1% versus 2026-10-20. The steepest decline was the RTX 4060 (8 GB) on vast.ai, falling from $3.0418/hr to $0.1018/hr, a 96.7% drop. The RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) fell 81.2% to $0.0287/hr. The Tesla P100 (16 GB) dropped 58.1% to $0.0289/hr. The L4 (22 GB) halved to $0.295/hr, a 50.0% decrease. The L40S (45 GB) fell 30.2% to $0.467/hr.
On the upside, the Q RTX 6000 (24 GB) surged 81.8% to $1.3356/hr on vast.ai. The RTX 2060S (8 GB) rose 52.4% to $0.1009/hr. The RTX 4070S Ti (16 GB) gained 51.3% to $0.4008/hr. The RTX 5060 (8 GB) increased 32.0% to $0.1626/hr. The RTX 3090 (24 GB) edged up 18.5% to $0.1765/hr. Sixty chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Week-over-week price changes
Compared with 2026-10-14, ten GPUs moved more than 1%. The RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB) on vast.ai jumped 268.4% from $0.1889/hr to $0.6959/hr. The RTX PRO 4500 (32 GB) on RunPod nearly doubled, up 99.3% to $0.72/hr. The RTX 4060 (8 GB) fell 88.3% to $0.1018/hr. The GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB) dropped 76.5% to $0.0815/hr. The Tesla P100 (16 GB) declined 69.4% to $0.0289/hr. The RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) fell 67.7% to $0.0287/hr.
The RTX 2060S (8 GB) rose 63.3% to $0.1009/hr. The RTX 4090D (48 GB) climbed 38.2% to $0.923/hr. The RTX 6000D (84 GB) gained 37.4% to $1.4678/hr. The RTX 4070S Ti (16 GB) slipped 30.5% to $0.4008/hr. Forty-four chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Market composition shifts
Six GPUs appeared in today's tracking that were absent yesterday: H100 PCIe, Quadro P5000, RTX 2070, RTX 4000Ada, RTX 4090D, and RTX 5000Ada. Five GPUs dropped out: Q RTX 4000, Q RTX 5000, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070, and RTX 5880Ada. Over the week, four new chips entered — B300 MIG 34GB, Q RTX 6000, Quadro P5000, RTX 4000Ada — while seven left: B300 PC, Q RTX 5000, RTX 2070S, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 5880Ada, and Tesla P40.
Most listed GPUs
The H200 NVL on vast.ai has the highest offer count at 33 listings, appearing at two price points: $3.2011/hr and $4.3147/hr. The RTX 4090 follows with 29 offers at $0.4006/hr and $0.4534/hr. The Titan Xp rounds out the top with 27 offers at $0.0406/hr.
Key takeaways
- RTX A5000 remains the lowest-cost 24 GB option at $0.16/hr on RunPod.
- MI300X is the sole 141+ GB tier leader at $2.39/hr on RunPod.
- RTX 4060 price collapsed 96.7% day-over-day to $0.1018/hr on vast.ai.
- Q RTX 6000 surged 81.8% day-over-day to $1.3356/hr on vast.ai.
- H200 NVL dominates listing volume with 33 offers on vast.ai.