L4 vs T4: Cloud Pricing & Availability (2026)
Live, side-by-side comparison of the L4 and T4 across the cloud providers GPU Finder tracks — on-demand and spot price floors, how many providers carry each, and 30-day availability reliability. Prices refresh daily, availability hourly.
Right now: the L4 is the cheaper rental — from $0.14/hr on demand, about 15% below the T4 ($0.16/hr).
| Metric | L4 | T4 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest on-demand (per GPU-hour) | $0.14/hron-demand | $0.16/hron-demand |
| Cheapest spot / interruptible (per GPU-hour) | $0.11/hrspot / interruptible | $0.06/hrspot / interruptible |
| GPU memory | 22 GB | 16 GB |
| Cloud providers | 11 | 5 |
| Configs tracked | 304 | 219 |
| 30-day reliability | 2/8 held ≥80% | 0/1 held ≥80% |
When to pick which
- Pick the L4 to minimise hourly cost — its on-demand floor ($0.14/hr) is the lower of the two right now.
- Pick the L4 for larger models or bigger batch sizes — its 22 GB of VRAM fits more without sharding across GPUs.
- The L4 is listed by more providers (11), so it's usually easier to find in stock.
- Over the last 30 days the L4 held ≥80% availability at a larger share of providers — the steadier pick if you need capacity on demand.
FAQ
- Is the L4 or T4 cheaper to rent in the cloud?
- Across the providers GPU Finder tracks, the L4 starts at $0.14/hr and the T4 at $0.16/hr on demand. The L4 is currently cheaper, with an on-demand floor of $0.14/hr — about 15% below the T4. Prices refresh daily and availability hourly, so check the live tables before you commit.
- Which has more cloud providers, the L4 or T4?
- The L4 is offered by 11 providers and the T4 by 5 providers in our catalog. More providers usually means more regions and an easier time finding capacity in stock.
- How much GPU memory do the L4 and T4 have?
- The L4 carries 22 GB of VRAM and the T4 16 GB. VRAM is the main constraint on the model size and batch size you can run on a single GPU.
- Which is more reliably available, the L4 or T4?
- Over the last 30 days, 2/8 held ≥80% of scored providers kept the L4 in stock, versus 0/1 held ≥80% for the T4. GPU Finder polls provider stock hourly and scores reliability from that history.