Prices updated 2026-06-23 — sourced from live provider data

OVHcloud L40S Pricing Options

All available L40S instance types on OVHcloud, sorted by lowest hourly rate.

Region Instance Type Price/hr GPUs vCPUs RAM
EU (France) GPU L40S On-Demand $1.0800/hr Cheapest 1× GPU 12 vCPU 240 GB

About OVHcloud L40S Cloud Pricing

OVHcloud is a major European cloud provider headquartered in France, offering GPU dedicated servers and cloud instances with a strong focus on data sovereignty and transparent pricing.

Why Choose OVHcloud for L40S

  • EU data sovereignty and GDPR compliance
  • Predictable monthly pricing (no surprise bills)
  • Bare-metal GPU servers available
  • Anti-cloud-act positioning for sensitive workloads

Best suited for: European enterprises that need sovereign cloud infrastructure for AI workloads with strict data residency requirements.

L40S Technical Overview

ArchitectureAda Lovelace
Memory48 GB GDDR6X
Best ForInference workloads, real-time rendering, and mixed AI/graphics applications

OVHcloud offers H100 dedicated bare-metal servers across their European data centers (France, Germany, UK, Poland, Canada), providing GDPR-compliant H100 access with data residency guarantees -- a key differentiator for EU enterprises running sensitive AI workloads. All OVHcloud H100 instances are single-tenant dedicated hardware with no resource sharing, eliminating noisy-neighbor performance variance. OVHcloud does not currently offer spot pricing for H100; their model is monthly committed billing with hourly meter billing for overages. H100 availability is more limited than US-based providers and pricing is roughly 10-20% higher than comparable US cloud configurations due to EU data center overhead.

Pricing Analysis

OVHcloud's cheapest L40S option starts at $1.0800/hr, which is 45% below the market average of $1.9796/hr. OVHcloud 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: OVHcloud's dedicated GPU servers offer excellent value for sustained workloads, with monthly pricing that can undercut hourly billing from other providers.

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 OVHcloud for L40S

Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest OVHcloud L40S rate ($1.0800/hr).

Provider Price/hr Type vs OVHcloud
Vast.ai $0.4037/hr Spot -63% cheaper vs OVHcloud
TensorDock $0.5900/hr On-Demand -45% cheaper vs OVHcloud
Lightning AI $0.6500/hr On-Demand -40% cheaper vs OVHcloud
RunPod $0.6900/hr On-Demand -36% cheaper vs OVHcloud
Nebius $0.8700/hr On-Demand -19% cheaper vs OVHcloud

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does OVHcloud L40S cost per hour in 2026? +
OVHcloud L40S starts at $1.0800/hr (on-demand). This is below the L40S market average of $1.9796/hr — OVHcloud is among the more competitively priced options for this GPU. Use the GPU cost calculator to estimate total cost based on your hours and workload type.
What are the cheapest alternatives to OVHcloud for L40S? +
There are 7 providers offering L40S cheaper than OVHcloud: Vast.ai at $0.4037/hr, TensorDock at $0.5900/hr, Lightning AI at $0.6500/hr, and 4 more. 7 other providers offer L40S at higher rates. See the full comparison table for all L40S providers.
Does OVHcloud offer reserved or spot L40S pricing? +
OVHcloud offers 1 pricing type for L40S: on-demand. With on-demand only, you pay per hour with no commitment. While you won't get reserved or spot discounts, this provides maximum flexibility for unpredictable workloads.
What workloads is OVHcloud L40S best suited for? +
The L40S (Ada Lovelace architecture, 48 GB GDDR6X) is best suited for Inference workloads, real-time rendering, and mixed AI/graphics applications. OVHcloud is a european provider — European enterprises that need sovereign cloud infrastructure for AI workloads with strict data residency requirements.
How much does it cost to run L40S on OVHcloud for a month? +
At OVHcloud's cheapest L40S rate of $1.0800/hr: running 24/7 costs ~$25.92/day or ~$788.40/month per GPU. For training jobs, costs scale linearly — a 100-hour training run would cost ~$108.00. Multi-GPU configurations multiply accordingly. Use the cost calculator for precise estimates with your specific parameters.
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