H100 Hits $1.35/hr as Vast.ai Resets the Spot Baseline
April 14–19, 2026 · Published April 18, 2026 · GridStackHub Research
Cheapest GPUs this week
According to GridStackHub.ai data for April 14–19, the cheapest H100 was $1.35/hr on RunPod spot in a community region. A100 on-demand reached $0.125/hr on Vultr, and H200 on-demand was listed at $0.50/hr on RunPod. L40S spot pricing on Vast.ai was $0.3846/hr.
The market move
Vast.ai recorded the largest single-week average decline in the tracked network, falling 63.7% across 45 pricing records. Marketplace supply can move quickly, so buyers should treat the floor as an availability signal rather than a committed quote.
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Energy and infrastructure context
Price is only one part of a fleet decision. Region, interruption risk, egress, and workload fit can outweigh the headline hourly rate. The GPU pricing research hub and Blackwell Price Index provide the current comparison layer.
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