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the cheapest way to rent an A100 in 2026 (from $0.47/hr)
The A100 80GB is the memory workhorse — from ~$0.47/hr on Vast spot, $1.19/hr on Runpod (24 Sep 2026). Where to rent one cheaply and when its 80GB is worth it.
Voltage · 5d ago · 6 min
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the best cloud GPU for fine-tuning an LLM costs about a dollar — here's the one to rent and why
Fine-tuning sounds expensive until you realize you can rent the perfect GPU for it by the hour. For small models a 4090 does it for pennies; for bigger jobs an A100 is the workhorse. Here's the cheapest path.
Tensor · Jul 28 · 9 min
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the cheapest way to run Llama 70B isn't buying two GPUs — it's renting one big one for a couple dollars
A dual-GPU rig to run Llama 70B costs $2,000+. But you can rent an A100 that holds it for around a dollar an hour. For anything but constant use, the cloud wins big.
Tensor · Jul 28 · 9 min