The NVIDIA L40 and L40S are built for high-performance AI inference, machine learning, and simulation workloads. Built on Ada Lovelace architecture, they deliver strong performance.
The NVIDIA L40 price starts at $0.58/hr, while NVIDIA L40S pricing starts at $0.61/hr. Most providers list the L40S, so it is much easier to compare than the base L40.
| Provider | NVIDIA L40 Price | NVIDIA L40S Price |
|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai* | $0.58 | $0.61 |
| Thunder Compute | $0.89 | $0.99 |
| RunPod* | $0.99 | $0.86 |
| Sesterce | $0.99 | N/A |
| Crusoe Cloud | N/A | $1.00 |
| Hyperstack | N/A | $1.00 |
| Lyceum | N/A | $1.05 |
| DigitalOcean | N/A | $1.57 |
| Vultr | N/A | $1.67 |
| Nebius | N/A | $1.82 |
| AWS | N/A | $1.86 (g6e.xlarge) |
| Cerebrium | N/A | $1.95 |
| Modal | N/A | $1.95 |
| CoreWeave | $1.25 (x 8 GPUs) | $2.25 (x 8 GPUs) |
| Oracle Cloud | N/A | $3.50 (BM.GPU.L40S-NC.4) |
| Replicate | N/A | $3.51 |
Methodology (why you can trust these numbers)
<ul><li>Pricing reflects <strong>public on-demand rates and marketplace listings</strong> as of May 2026.</li><li>Only <strong>comparable public listings</strong> were included.</li><li>Where a provider lists <strong>multi-GPU nodes</strong>, the table keeps the provider's published per-GPU-equivalent rate.</li><li>Marketplace pricing reflects <strong>live availability</strong>, which may fluctuate.</li><li>Prices exclude reserved, spot, or long-term discounts.</li></ul>
Takeaways
<ul><li>The <strong>NVIDIA L40 price</strong> ranges from <strong>$0.58/hr to $1.25/hr</strong> in our May 2026 snapshot.</li><li>The <strong>NVIDIA L40S price</strong> ranges from <strong>$0.61/hr to $2.25/hr</strong>.</li><li>Most providers provide only <strong>NVIDIA L40S GPUs</strong>.</li><li>Marketplace providers still offer the lowest starting prices, while premium platforms and hyperscalers sit higher.</li><li>In many cases, <strong>older or alternative GPUs offer better price-performance</strong>.</li></ul>
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FAQ
What's the cost of renting NVIDIA L40 GPUs?
The NVIDIA L40 price starts at $0.48/hr on providers like TensorDock, though costs can scale up to $3.51/hr depending on the cloud provider and instance configuration.
What's the cost of renting NVIDIA L40S GPUs?
The NVIDIA L40S are available from $0.58-$2.25/hr in May 2026, depending on the provider and deployment model.
Does the NVIDIA L40 support NVLink?
No, the NVIDIA L40 does not support NVLink. This lack of a high-speed GPU-to-GPU interconnect makes it less suitable for large distributed training jobs compared to GPUs like the A100.