Nvidia H200 rental costs rise about 160% since January, report shows
Renting an Nvidia H200 chip now costs approximately 160% more than it did at the start of 2026, according to recent data covering January 1 through mid-October. The price hike highlights ongoing demand for AI computing power that continues to exceed available supply. Other Nvidia chips have also seen rental price increases this year, including the B200 (up about 120%), the RTX PRO 6000 (up…
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- Nvidia H200 rental prices increased about 160% between January 1 and mid-October 2026.
- B200 rental costs rose around 120%, H100 increased approximately 35%, and A100 prices also climbed.
- Cloud hyperscalers charge up to $10.60 per H200 GPU-hour, while spot marketplaces offer rates as low as $1.47.
Median on-demand rental rates for the H200 range from about $4.27 to $4.94 per GPU-hour across tracked providers. Spot market rates vary between $1.47 and $3.88 per hour, while major cloud hyperscalers like AWS and Azure charge between $7.91 and more than $10.60 per hour. Individual providers are raising rates as well, with Nebius increasing its on-demand H200 pricing from $4.50 to $5.40 per hour on October 1, alongside a 17% hike for H100 chips.
Nvidia H200 rental costs rise about 160% since January
cryptobriefing.com · 24 October 2026
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