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… Aliteq Ravi Malhotra · Hardware Editor

Cheapest: Vast.ai spot — A100 80GB from ~$0.47/hr (24 Sep 2026).

Cheapest stable: Runpod on-demand — A100 80GB ~$1.19/hr (PCIe), $1.39/hr (SXM).

80GB is the point: runs a 70B model at Q4, full fine-tuning, long context.

Cheaper than an H100 — pick it when you need the memory but not the newest silicon.

Spot is interruptible — checkpoint; on-demand for long training.

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