L40 cloud price history
The cheapest 1× L40 on-demand price across every provider we track, month by month since Apr 2026. Right now the floor is $0.33/hr ($0.33/GPU-hr) on Lium, flat vs last month.
Monthly price floor
Monthly floor by provider
Each cell is that provider’s cheapest 1× L40 on-demand listing at the end of the month; the market floor for the month is highlighted. Showing the 7 providers with the most months of data over the last 7 months.
| Provider | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrimeIntellect | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.84 |
| Shadeform | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.88 | $0.88 | $0.88 | $0.88 | $0.88 |
| Vast | — | — | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.34 | $0.34 | $0.36 |
| Runpod | — | — | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 |
| Hyperstack | — | — | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Lium | — | — | — | — | $0.33 | $0.33 | $0.33 |
| Fluence | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.03 |
Weekly spot vs on-demand floor
In the week of Oct 19 the cheapest 1× L40 spot price was $0.35/hr on Vast, 5% above the cheapest on-demand listing ($0.33/hr on Lium). Spot prices come from 2 providers (Hyperstack, Vast), each under its own term (spot, preemptible or interruptible); the provider can reclaim that capacity.
| Week of | Spot floor | On-demand floor | Spot vs on-demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | $0.35 Vast | $0.33 Lium | 5% above |
| Oct 12 | $0.32 Vast | $0.34 Vast | 5% below |
| Oct 5 | $0.32 Vast | $0.34 Vast | 5% below |
| Sep 28 | $0.32 Vast | $0.34 Vast | 5% below |
| Sep 21 | $0.40 Vast | $0.33 Lium | 21% above |
| Sep 14 | $0.40 Vast | $0.33 Lium | 21% above |
| Sep 7 | $0.32 Vast | $0.33 Lium | 3% below |
| Aug 31 | $0.32 Vast | $0.33 Lium | 3% below |
L40 price trend FAQ
Is the L40 getting cheaper to rent?
The floor is flat month on month ($0.33/hr in Oct 2026). Over the last 12 months the cheapest 1× L40 on-demand price ranged from $0.33/hr (Aug 2026, Lium) to $1.00/hr (Apr 2026, Shadeform); today's floor sits 0% above the lowest point we have recorded.
What was the lowest L40 cloud price?
The lowest month-end 1× L40 on-demand price in our 7 months of data was $0.33/hr in Aug 2026 on Lium; the highest was $1.00/hr in Apr 2026 (Shadeform).
Where does this L40 price history come from?
GPU Finder records every provider's on-demand price daily and keeps the price in effect at the end of each month per instance type, region and GPU count. The monthly chart and table show the cheapest 1× L40 on-demand listing across all tracked providers for each month since Apr 2026. Spot, preemptible and interruptible prices are tracked separately as a weekly floor from 2 providers since Aug 10, using each provider's own term.
How much cheaper is L40 spot than on-demand?
In the week of Oct 19 the cheapest 1× L40 spot price was $0.35/hr on Vast, 5% above the cheapest on-demand listing ($0.33/hr on Lium). Since Aug 10 the weekly spot floor ranged from $0.32/hr (Aug 31, Vast) to $0.40/hr (Aug 10, Vast). Spot capacity can be reclaimed by the provider, so it suits checkpointed or restartable jobs.