June 2026 spot H100 and A100 GPU prices compared
June 2026 spot and interruptible prices were compared for single H100 80GB and A100 80GB GPUs across RunPod, Vast.ai, and AWS. For H100 80GB, RunPod was listed at about $1.80 to $2.40 per hour, while Vast.ai was usually $1.47 to $2.00 per hour and sometimes as low as $1.03 per hour in thinner markets. AWS P5 spot was around $2.50 to $3.10 per hour, but supply was extremely limited and often at any price.
For A100 80GB, RunPod community spot could be as low as $0.20 to $0.40 per hour, but drops quickly at that level. Vast.ai A100 pricing was typically around $0.67 per hour, with lower prices possible on less reliable hosts depending on bidding and host score. AWS P4d spot was about $1.00 to $1.50 per hour and was more consistently available than P5 spot.
Spot discounts are real, often 40% to 60% below on-demand for H100 and sometimes more for A100, but prices and vary much more across providers than they do for on-demand rentals.
Key points
- H100 80GB spot pricing was about $1.47 to $2.00 per hour on Vast.ai and $1.80 to $2.40 per hour on RunPod.
- AWS P5 spot was around $2.50 to $3.10 per hour but was often hard to get.
- A100 80GB could fall to $0.20 to $0.40 per hour on RunPod community spot, with weaker at that level.
- H100 spot discounts were roughly 40% to 60% below on-demand, with even bigger savings sometimes possible on A100.
- Spot GPUs fit batch jobs and ed training better than always-on agent serving.