Accelerator · Tape rank 2 of 20 · NVIDIA
H100 SXM 80GB rental price
The NVIDIA H100 SXM 80GB rents for $3.99 per GPU-hour on-demand at Lambda as of 7 September 2026 (Current list — this is what buy-now is. 8× SXM.). Other sourced prints: $2.35 1y contract at SemiAnalysis, $2.82 composite at SemiAnalysis. 1x cheap / clusters scarce.
Key numbers
| Buy-now price | $3.99 per GPU-hour | Lambda, on-demand, Current list — this is what buy-now is. 8× SXM.. As of 7 Sep 2026. |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year term book | $3.26 | DigitalOcean, DO 12m. |
| Change, 1 quarter | 0.0% | Lambda $3.99 on 9 Jun 2026 to $3.99. |
| Change, 1 year | — | Lambda on-demand: no print a year ago. CoreWeave on-demand 1y: 0.0% ($6.16 → $6.16). |
| Since first print | +33% | $2.99 on 12 Aug 2025. |
| Availability | 1x cheap / clusters scarce | Widely listed as 1x on-demand. Committed H100 clusters remain scarce on the Apr 2026 SemiAnalysis read. Today's headline is Lambda OD $3.99 (8×). DigitalOcean prints OD $4.41 and 12-month reserved $3.26 (effective 1 Aug 2026). SA 1y $2.35 (Mar 2026) is a stale second quote — last public period April 2026. Sourced Lambda path: $2.99 (12 Aug 2025) → $3.99 (21 May 2026, still the 18 Aug 2026 list). |
| Memory | 80 GB HBM3 | |
| Tape rank | 2 of 20 | Score 2.75: liquidity 3, demand 3, frontier 2, each 0 to 3. Ordinal hygiene, not a valuation. |
Every sourced quote
Venue, term, price, date. The highlighted row is the display print: the most liquid public on-demand list, or a labeled spot print where on-demand is contact-sales.
| Venue | Term | $ per hour | As of | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on-demand | $3.99 | 7 Sep 2026 | 8× s×m · Current list — this is what buy-now is. 8× SXM. | |
| 1y contract | $2.35 | Mar 2026 | 1y mid · March 2026 point. SA public prints stop at April 2026. | |
| 1y p25–p75 | — | Apr 2026 | 1y band | |
| composite | $2.82 | Apr 2026 | composite | |
| on-demand | $6.16 | 7 Sep 2026 | ||
| spot | $2.46 | 7 Sep 2026 | ||
| on-demand | $3.90 | 7 Sep 2026 | ||
 AWSAWS | Capacity Blocks | $5.19 | 7 Sep 2026 | cb · Not on-demand. |
| on-demand | $11.06 | 31 Aug 2026 | ||
| composite trough | $1.70 | Oct 2025 | composite · Oct 2025 trough on the sourced path to the Mar 2026 1y $2.35. | |
| composite 2H 2023 peak | $6.62 | 2H 2023 | composite · Closest sourced 2023 peak. Do not treat $8 as a 2023 1y peak — that print is not on the current public dashboard. | |
| marketplace floor | $1.33 | 18 Aug 2026 | Single listing, not an SLA. Not a headline number. No primary URL in this snapshot. | |
| on-demand | $4.41 | 7 Sep 2026 | gpu droplet · New DO pricing effective 1 Aug 2026. | |
| 12m reserved | $3.26 | 7 Sep 2026 | gpu droplet 12m · Contractual 12-month reserved. Not on-demand. Not a guessed discount off OD. |
Price path
Steps, not candles. Each dot is a dated print; the line carries the last print forward until the next one. A dashed line is a series that stopped publishing.
SemiAnalysis composite printed $6.62 on 2023-H2 and $2.82 on 2026-04. Lambda on-demand printed $2.99 on 2025-08-12 and $3.99 on 2026-05-21. DigitalOcean on-demand printed $4.41 on 2026-08-18 and $4.41 on 2026-08-18. Dated prints only; nothing between them is inferred.
What this page refuses to show
- $8 as a 2023 1y peak (not on the current public dashboard)
- Vast $1.33 as a headline number (single listing, not an SLA)
- 1h / 24h / 7d ticks (US lists do not tick daily)
- 1h / 24h / 7d ticks (US lists do not tick daily)
- An invented 30d / 90d / 1y without two dated prints
Questions people ask
How much does H100 SXM 80GB cost per hour?
$3.99 per GPU-hour on-demand at Lambda as of 7 Sep 2026 (Current list — this is what buy-now is. 8× SXM.). Other sourced prints: $2.35 1y contract at SemiAnalysis, $2.82 composite at SemiAnalysis.
Why do H100 SXM 80GB prices differ so much between clouds?
Because the terms differ. On-demand is a list price with no commitment; spot is interruptible and priced to fill idle capacity; reserved and one-year contracts trade a commitment for a lower rate; AWS Capacity Blocks are scheduled reservations, not on-demand. The tape never averages these: each print carries its venue, term and date.
Has the H100 SXM 80GB price gone up or down?
Over one quarter, Lambda on-demand moved 0.0% ($3.99 on 9 Jun 2026 to $3.99).
Is the H100 SXM 80GB available to rent right now?
Widely listed as 1x on-demand. Committed H100 clusters remain scarce on the Apr 2026 SemiAnalysis read. Today's headline is Lambda OD $3.99 (8×). DigitalOcean prints OD $4.41 and 12-month reserved $3.26 (effective 1 Aug 2026). SA 1y $2.35 (Mar 2026) is a stale second quote — last public period April 2026. Sourced Lambda path: $2.99 (12 Aug 2025) → $3.99 (21 May 2026, still the 18 Aug 2026 list).
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