01AGPU cloud · accelerator ledger· manual survey 2026-07-06 · automated rows 2026-07-23
L40S: what capacity costs
Compare the active venue stack for L40S, the provider-class spread, and the long-run price direction where history is available.
L40S · reference price · specialist on-demand median
$1.50/GPU·hr
ACT.L40S.SPEC-MED@primary-on-demand-v1median LIST price · specialist class · posted list/ask prices, not transactions
— first observation
L40S · primary on-demand median
$1.50/GPU·hr
3 comparable provider-list quotes
L40S · market coverage
3 venues
All-market access $0.99 → $1.55
L40S · on-demand hyperscaler floor
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No primary on-demand hyperscaler quote
Comparable price history
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L40S · daily venue-class bands
1 archived observation day — hyperscaler floor, specialist median, and marketplace-access floor per GPU-hour
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The complete GPU price-history ledger: every series and dated observation, with billing, comparison, quality, and raw-evidence fields.
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First observation 2026-07-23
specialist median $1.50/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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L40S 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 L40S cost to rent?
As of the 2026-07-06 survey (automated rows 2026-07-23): the specialist on-demand median is $1.50/GPU·hr. All figures are posted list/ask prices, not transactions (primary-on-demand-v1).
Where is L40S cheapest to rent?
As of the 2026-07-06 survey, RunPod lists the cheapest comparable primary on-demand rate at $0.99/GPU·hr (specialist class; no separately labeled marketplace-access floor is currently quoted). These are posted list/ask prices, not transactions.