Lepton AI A100-80GB Pricing Options
All available A100-80GB instance types on Lepton AI, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east | a100-80gb-1 | On-Demand | $2.5800/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 26 vCPU | 240 GB |
| US | A100 SXM 80GB (1x) | On-Demand | $2.5800/hr | 1× GPU | 26 vCPU | 240 GB |
| us-east | a100-80gb-8 | On-Demand | $20.6400/hr | 8× GPU | 208 vCPU | 1900 GB |
About Lepton AI A100-80GB Cloud Pricing
Lepton AI provides GPU cloud infrastructure optimized for AI inference and model serving, with a developer-friendly API and built-in model optimization tools.
Why Choose Lepton AI for A100-80GB
- Optimized for inference workloads
- Built-in model serving and scaling
- Developer-friendly API and SDK
- Automatic model optimization for throughput
Best suited for: Teams deploying AI models to production who need optimized inference infrastructure with automatic scaling.
A100-80GB Technical Overview
The A100 80GB variant doubles the memory of the 40GB model, enabling fine-tuning of larger models without gradient checkpointing. MIG partitioning is available for running multiple smaller workloads on a single GPU.
Pricing Analysis
Lepton AI's cheapest A100-80GB option starts at $2.5800/hr, which is 7% below the market average of $2.7818/hr. Lepton AI currently offers on-demand pricing only for A100-80GB. This means no commitment required, but you won't access the deeper discounts available from reserved or spot pricing.
Note: Lepton AI differentiates on inference optimization — if your primary workload is model serving rather than training, their platform can deliver better throughput per dollar.
Market context: A100-80GB pricing has become very competitive as providers shift focus to H100/H200. It offers excellent value for workloads that need more VRAM than the 40GB variant but don't require Hopper performance.
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