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B200 floor at $4.49 — H100 anchored for 6 weeks — L40S quietly climbing
B200 dropped to $4.49 on CoreWeave as Blackwell production scales — down from the $4.65 floor seen in late June. H100 spot on Vast.ai has held at $1.49/hr for 6 straight weeks. L40S is the only mover up this week (+2.1% WoW on CV inference demand). Real-time index: gridstackhub.ai/gpu-pulse-stack

B200 Deep Dive: Supply Expanding, Floor Softening — CoreWeave $4.49, RunPod ~$4.35, Lambda ~$4.95, Cirrascale ~$5.10

B200 Provider Index — Week 29 (July 14, 2026)
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B200 floor sits at $4.49/hr on CoreWeave — down from $4.65 in late June as Blackwell production scales. On-demand floor is $5.98/hr on RunPod. Four active providers: CoreWeave, RunPod, Lambda, Cirrascale. No new Vast.ai or RunPod B200 entries this week. 30-day forecast: $4.10–$4.30 as supply continues to expand.

Provider Best Rate Type Notes
RunPod ~$4.35/hr Spot (check availability) Check real-time availability
CoreWeave $4.49/hr On-demand Reliable availability, primary benchmark
Lambda ~$4.95/hr On-demand Higher floor but consistent supply
Cirrascale ~$5.10/hr On-demand Enterprise tier, more expensive
RunPod (on-demand) $5.98/hr On-demand Reliable but highest on-demand floor
Supply context: B200 floor dropped from $4.65 to $4.49 this week — Blackwell production is visibly scaling. H100 enterprise softening is also contributing to pricing pressure across the Hopper–Blackwell transition. No new Vast.ai or RunPod B200 entries this week — both are likely still ramping their Blackwell fleets. The $4.10–$4.30 range by late July is the forecast floor. If you're timing a B200 commitment, the window is now.

B300: Stable, Thin Supply — $4.48–$6.94 Range, Three Providers Only

B300 remains a thin market. Three providers (CoreWeave, RunPod, one other) offer B300 at $4.48–$6.94/hr. CoreWeave spot runs $4.48, RunPod on-demand peaks at $6.94. Watch for Lambda and Vultr to add B300 inventory in Q3–Q4 2026 as production ramps.

Context: B300 is Nvidia's newer Blackwell variant with enhanced memory bandwidth. Supply is sparse — this is an early-market product. If you need B300 today, expect limited availability and a premium. More providers expected by end of 2026.

GB200 NVL72: Enterprise-Only — $5.25/hr per GPU CoreWeave, No Spot Market

GB200 NVL72 (two B200 dies + Grace CPU, designed for trillion-parameter MoE inference) is exclusively on enterprise reserved contracts at CoreWeave. No spot market exists. Custom quotes only. Estimated rack cost: $35,000–$55,000/month for a full 72-GPU rack. This is the highest-end Blackwell configuration and remains unavailable to smaller operators.

According to GridStackHub.ai data, the full GPU index — 12 models across 34+ providers, week of July 14

GPU Floor Rate Provider Avg Rate WoW
GB200 NVL72 $5.25/hr per GPU CoreWeave ~$35–55K/mo rack → Flat
B200 192GB $4.49/hr CoreWeave ~$6.90–7.50/hr ↓ Softening
B300 192GB $4.48/hr CoreWeave (spot) $4.48–$6.94 → Stable
H200 141GB $2.85/hr CoreWeave ~$3.80–4.10/hr ↓ Cooling
H100 80GB SXM (spot) $1.49/hr Vast.ai ~$3.50–3.80/hr → Flat (6 weeks)
H100 80GB PCIe $2.20/hr Lambda Labs ~$2.80–3.20/hr → Flat
A100 80GB SXM $0.95/hr Vast.ai ~$2.65–2.80/hr → Flat
A100 40GB $0.75/hr Vast.ai ~$1.80–2.10/hr → Flat
L40S 48GB $1.15/hr RunPod ~$1.75–1.90/hr ↑ +2.1%
RTX 4090 24GB $0.45/hr Vast.ai ~$0.55–0.62/hr → Flat
AMD MI300X $0.50/hr Custom quote Custom → Stable

*Rates as of July 14, 2026. Based on Week 28 baseline + directional tracking. Confirm against live data before procurement decisions. Live index at gridstackhub.ai/gpu-pulse-stack.

According to GridStackHub.ai data, the top 5 GPU price movers — week of July 14, 2026

  1. 1
    B200 on CoreWeave — Floor dropped from $4.65 to $4.49/hr as Blackwell production scales. RunPod spot is ~$4.35. This is the cheapest B200 floor since launch — watch for further softening through August toward $4.10–$4.30.
  2. 2
    H200 on CoreWeaveCooling down to $2.85/hr. B200 supply growth is eating H200's premium positioning. Expect continued mild cooling as Blackwell availability improves. 30-day range: $2.50–$2.75.
  3. 3
    L40S on RunPod — Up +2.1% WoW to $1.15/hr. Computer vision inference and video processing demand absorbing L40S spot capacity. Ada Lovelace remains the go-to for CV workloads at sub-$1.20 spot pricing.
  4. 4
    H100 SXM spot (Vast.ai) — Flat at $1.49/hr for the 6th consecutive week. The market is at equilibrium. No new supply or demand pressure pushing the floor either direction. This is the most stable it's been all year.
  5. 5
    GB200 NVL72 — Flat. Enterprise reserved contracts lock pricing. No spot market development. Expect NVL72 to remain enterprise-only through at least Q1 2027.

How much does an H100 cost per month in 2026?

The cheapest H100 GPU rental right now is $1.49/hr on Vast.ai (spot/interruptible). Running 24/7 for a full month (730 hrs): $1.49 × 730 = ~$1,087/month on spot or $2.20 × 730 = ~$1,584/month on-demand. Reserved contracts through CoreWeave run $1.35–$1.65/hr.

Option Hourly Rate Monthly (730 hrs) Best For
Spot / interruptible (Vast.ai) $1.49/hr ~$1,087/mo Batch jobs, fine-tuning, fault-tolerant inference
On-demand (Lambda Labs) $2.20/hr ~$1,584/mo Continuous inference, no interruption tolerance
Reserved contract (CoreWeave) $1.35–1.65/hr ~$986–$1,205/mo Long-term workloads, 12–36mo commitment

Spread: Across 74+ providers, H100 pricing ranges from $1.49/hr to ~$7.00/hr — a 4.7× spread. The difference between spot and the most expensive on-demand is over $5/hr. If you're paying more than $3.50/hr for H100, you're overpaying.

Compare: a B200 at $4.49/hr runs ~$3,278/month on-demand, but delivers ~3x the throughput for inference — making it cheaper per output token at production scale. Full B200 vs H100 cost analysis →

According to GridStackHub.ai data, the 30-day forecast — B200 softening, H100 stable, L40S trending up

B200 192GB
↓ Softening
Current
$4.49
30-day range
$4.10–$4.30
Production scaling; floor expected to dip to $4.10–$4.30 by late July. Window for best Blackwell rates is now. Track live →
H100 SXM 80GB
→ Stable
Current
$1.49
30-day range
$1.49–$1.75
6 weeks at floor. No supply/demand pressure for movement through Q3. Floor holds. Track live →
H200 141GB
↓ Cooling
Current
$2.85
30-day range
$2.50–$2.75
B200 supply growing; H200 losing premium positioning. Expect gradual cooling through Q3. Track live →
GB200 NVL72
→ Flat
Current
$5.25/hr per GPU
30-day outlook
Custom
Enterprise contracts lock pricing. No spot market development until 2027 at earliest. Track live →
A100 80GB
→ Stable
Current
$0.95
30-day range
$0.90–$1.05
Mature market, no supply/demand pressure. A100 demand floor is sticky at $0.95–$1.00. Track live →
L40S 48GB
↑ CV demand up
Current
$1.15
30-day outlook
$1.15–$1.30
CV inference demand absorbing L40S spot. Continued upward pressure likely through summer. Track live →
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