01AGPU cloud · accelerator ledger· manual survey 2026-07-06 · automated rows 2026-07-23
H100: what capacity costs
Compare the active venue stack for H100, the provider-class spread, and the long-run price direction where history is available.
H100 · reference price · specialist on-demand median
$3.88/GPU·hr
ACT.H100.SPEC-MED@primary-on-demand-v1median LIST price · specialist class · posted list/ask prices, not transactions
— first observation
- marketplace-access floor
- $1.73/GPU·hr
- specialist on-demand median
- $3.88/GPU·hr
- hyperscaler on-demand floor
- $6.88/GPU·hr
H100 · primary on-demand median
$3.95/GPU·hr
10 comparable provider-list quotes
H100 · market coverage
14 venues
All-market access $1.73 → $12.29
H100 · on-demand hyperscaler floor
$6.88/GPU·hr
AWS (p5) · On-demand
● Market-implied term structure
H100 · market-implied forward curve
Sep 4 weekly anchor and monthly-average tenors through Aug ’27 — −9.3% from anchor $3.00
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Full forward-curve snapshot: instrument-specific anchors, monthly tenors, methodology identity, and per-point ladder evidence.
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Market snapshot
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Kalshi contract ladders referenced to the Ornn hourly index, snapshot AUG 28 2026 · 22:35 UTC. Monthly points from the third tenor onward use two [1,2,1] smoothing passes. Hollow points are thin or interpolated; no forward point is current spot or executable.
Comparable price history
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H100 · daily venue-class bands
1 archived observation day — hyperscaler floor, specialist median, and marketplace-access floor per GPU-hour
Data — endpoints, license, and freshness behind H100 · daily venue-class bands
The complete GPU price-history ledger: every series and dated observation, with billing, comparison, quality, and raw-evidence fields.
curl -s https://aicomputetracker.com/price-history.jsonPer-accelerator shard of the price-history ledger — the same series and point shapes filtered to one chip.
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Live quotes
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First observation 2026-07-23
hyperscaler floor $6.88/GPU·hr · specialist median $3.88/GPU·hr · marketplace-access floor $1.73/GPU·hr. The band chart builds as the daily archive grows — it draws once two or more observation days exist.
Daily class aggregates from published Neon quote snapshots (primary-on-demand-v1 hyperscaler floor and specialist median; marketplace-access-v1 floor), archived through 2026-07-23. A day or class without a comparable quote stays a gap — never interpolated.
Current published quotes
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H100 rental price — common questions
Generated from the current datasets — each answer carries its own stamp and updates when the data refreshes.
How much does an H100 cost to rent?
As of the 2026-07-06 survey (automated rows 2026-07-23): hyperscaler on-demand list starts at $6.88/GPU·hr; the specialist on-demand median is $3.88/GPU·hr; marketplace access starts at $1.73/GPU·hr. All figures are posted list/ask prices, not transactions (primary-on-demand-v1 · marketplace-access-v1).
Where is H100 cheapest to rent?
As of the 2026-07-06 survey, Vast.ai lists the marketplace-access floor at $1.73/GPU·hr — variable availability, often interruptible or community hardware, so it is not comparable with on-demand list prices. These are posted list/ask prices, not transactions.
Where does the market expect H100 prices to go?
Market snapshot AUG 28 2026 · 22:35 UTC: Kalshi contract ladders price H100 at $2.86/GPU·hr for Aug ’26 and $2.72/GPU·hr by Aug ’27 — −4.9% front to back, a backwardated curve. Forward tenors are market-implied monthly averages referenced to the Ornn hourly index; they are indicative, not executable quotes, and no forward point is current spot.