FluidStack L40S Pricing Options
All available L40S instance types on FluidStack, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US/EU | L40S 48GB | On-Demand | $1.3500/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 12 vCPU | 64 GB |
| us | l40s_x1 | On-Demand | $1.3500/hr | 1× GPU | 12 vCPU | 64 GB |
| us | l40s_x8 | On-Demand | $10.8000/hr | 8× GPU | 96 vCPU | 512 GB |
About FluidStack L40S Cloud Pricing
FluidStack aggregates GPU capacity from global data centers to provide cost-effective compute. They specialize in making enterprise-grade GPUs available at near-spot pricing with on-demand convenience.
Why Choose FluidStack for L40S
- Aggressive pricing through distributed infrastructure
- API-first provisioning for automated workflows
- Multi-cloud backend with geographic diversity
- Enterprise GPUs at marketplace-level prices
Best suited for: Teams building automated ML pipelines that need reliable API-based GPU provisioning at competitive prices.
L40S Technical Overview
The L40S is an inference-optimized GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. It provides strong FP8 and INT8 performance for model serving, plus hardware ray-tracing for 3D/visualization workloads.
Pricing Analysis
FluidStack's cheapest L40S option starts at $1.3500/hr, which is 32% below the market average of $1.9796/hr. FluidStack currently offers on-demand pricing only for L40S. This means no commitment required, but you won't access the deeper discounts available from reserved or spot pricing.
Note: FluidStack's pricing often falls between hyperscaler on-demand and pure marketplace rates — a good middle ground for teams that need more reliability than Vast.ai but lower cost than AWS.
Market context: L40S pricing is typically 40–60% below H100, making it an excellent choice for inference-heavy deployments where training performance is not the primary requirement.
Top Alternatives to FluidStack for L40S
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest FluidStack L40S rate ($1.3500/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs FluidStack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | $0.4037/hr | Spot | -70% cheaper vs FluidStack |
| TensorDock | $0.5900/hr | On-Demand | -56% cheaper vs FluidStack |
| Lightning AI | $0.6500/hr | On-Demand | -52% cheaper vs FluidStack |
| RunPod | $0.6900/hr | On-Demand | -49% cheaper vs FluidStack |
| Nebius | $0.8700/hr | On-Demand | -36% cheaper vs FluidStack |
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