GPU Rental Market Report — 2026-10-29
The cheapest 24 GB VRAM GPU is the Tesla V100 at $0.0948/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 PRO 4500 jumping 82% to $0.72/hr and the RTX 4060 dropping 98.7% week-over-week to $0.0778/hr.
Cheapest GPU by VRAM tier
At the 24 GB and 32 GB thresholds the Tesla V100 (32 GB) is the lowest-priced option at $0.0948/hr from vast.ai with 32 offers. The 48 GB tier is led by the Q RTX 8000 (48 GB) at $0.2552/hr on vast.ai with 4 offers. For 80 GB the A800 PCIE (80 GB) sits at $0.4681/hr on vast.ai with 4 offers. The 96 GB tier is served by the RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q (96 GB) at $1.4022/hr on vast.ai with 13 offers. At 141 GB and above the MI300X (192 GB) is cheapest at $2.39/hr on runpod; offer count is not reported.
Largest day-over-day price changes
Compared with 2026-10-28, the RTX PRO 4500 (32 GB) rose 82% to $0.72/hr on runpod, up from $0.3956/hr. The Q RTX 6000 (24 GB) increased 53.3% to $0.259/hr on vast.ai from $0.1689/hr. The GTX 1650 (4 GB) climbed 49% to $0.1356/hr on vast.ai from $0.091/hr. On the downside, the RTX PRO 4000 (24 GB) fell 51.9% to $0.2741/hr on vast.ai from $0.57/hr. The Tesla P100 (16 GB) dropped 32.8% to $0.055/hr on vast.ai from $0.0818/hr. The GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB) declined 21.6% to $0.064/hr on vast.ai from $0.0816/hr. Fifty-eight chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Largest week-over-week price changes
Since 2026-10-22 the RTX 4060 (8 GB) fell 98.7% to $0.0778/hr on vast.ai from $6.0022/hr. The GTX 1660 (6 GB) dropped 77.6% to $0.0822/hr on vast.ai from $0.3667/hr. The L40 (48 GB) decreased 47.2% to $0.3644/hr on vast.ai from $0.69/hr. The RTX 5070 (12 GB) fell 38.4% to $0.203/hr on vast.ai from $0.3298/hr. The RTX 4080S (16 GB) declined 38.1% to $0.2689/hr on vast.ai from $0.4342/hr. Rising prices include the L4 (22 GB) up 37.5% to $0.4963/hr on vast.ai from $0.3609/hr, the A100 PCIE (40 GB) up 35.5% to $0.8072/hr on vast.ai from $0.5956/hr, and the A100 SXM4 (40 GB) up 28.9% to $0.775/hr on vast.ai from $0.6011/hr. Forty-four chips were unchanged or within 1%.
Market breadth and new listings
The tracker covers 97 distinct chips across 218 listings from runpod and vast.ai. Day-over-day, three chips appeared: GTX 1050 Ti, RTX 2080 Ti, and Tesla V100S. Four chips disappeared: GTX 1080 Ti, Q RTX 4000, RTX 4500Ada, and Titan RTX. Week-over-week, eight chips were added: GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, RTX 2060S, RTX 2070, RTX 2070S, RTX 4090D, Tesla P40, and Tesla T4. Five chips left the list: GTX 1080 Ti, MI350X, Quadro P5000, RTX 4500Ada, and Titan RTX.
Most-offered GPUs
The CMP 170HX tops the offer count with 36 listings on vast.ai at two price points: $0.2696/hr and $0.4272/hr. The Tesla V100 follows with 32 offers on vast.ai at $0.0803/hr and $0.0948/hr. The RTX 4090 also has 32 offers on vast.ai at $0.1478/hr.
Key takeaways
- Tesla V100 remains the lowest-cost path to 32 GB VRAM at $0.0948/hr.
- RTX PRO 4500 saw the steepest single-day increase, up 82% to $0.72/hr.
- RTX 4060 price collapsed 98.7% over the week to $0.0778/hr.
- A100 variants (PCIE and SXM4) rose 35.5% and 28.9% respectively over the week.
- CMP 170HX, Tesla V100, and RTX 4090 dominate listing volume on vast.ai.