H100 Cost Calculator
Should you rent by the hour, buy outright, or lease? Compare real pricing across providers and find your break-even point.
Launch Interactive Calculator →Cloud GPU Pricing (H100)
| Provider | GPU Model | GPUs | $/Hour | $/Month (720h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS p5.48xlarge | H100 SXM5 | 8 | $98.32 | $70,790 |
| Azure ND96isr_H100 | H100 | 8 | $92.34 | $66,485 |
| CoreWeave | H100 SXM5 | 1 | $2.49 | $1,793 |
| Lambda Labs | H100 SXM5 | 1 | $2.49 | $1,793 |
| RunPod | H100 SXM5 | 1 | $2.39 | $1,721 |
* Pricing as of January 2026. Per-GPU rates for CoreWeave/Lambda/RunPod; 8-GPU nodes for AWS/Azure.
Buy vs Lease Analysis
💰 Purchase
$25,000
$30,000 list
$22,000
$25,000 list
$33,000
$35,000 list
Pros: Full ownership, no recurring costs
Cons: Depreciation risk, capital intensive
📋 Lease (H100 SXM5)
$2,800/mo
$3.89/hr effective
$2,200/mo
$3.06/hr effective
$1,800/mo
$2.50/hr effective
Pros: Predictable costs, upgrade flexibility
Cons: No equity, total cost higher than purchase
Break-Even Analysis
9 months
Cloud → Purchase break-even
at $2.49/hr cloud rate
14 months
Lease → Purchase break-even
at 36-month lease rate
65%
Utilization threshold
Above this, buy makes sense
Rule of thumb: If you expect >65% utilization for >9 months, purchasing is more economical than cloud.
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