Prices updated 2026-07-20 — sourced from live provider data

Shadeform A100 Pricing Options

All available A100 instance types on Shadeform, sorted by lowest hourly rate.

Region Instance Type Price/hr GPUs vCPUs RAM
Various A100 40GB (best price) On-Demand $0.7900/hr Cheapest 1× GPU

90-Day Price History — Shadeform A100

On-demand cheapest daily rate over the last 90 days.

About Shadeform A100 Cloud Pricing

Shadeform is a GPU cloud aggregator that provides a single API to provision GPUs across multiple providers. They find the best available price and availability across their partner network.

Why Choose Shadeform for A100

  • Single API for multi-cloud GPU provisioning
  • Automatic best-price routing across providers
  • Unified billing across all GPU sources
  • Real-time availability aggregation

Best suited for: Teams that want to avoid vendor lock-in and always get the best available GPU price without manually comparing providers.

A100 Technical Overview

ArchitectureAmpere
Memory40 GB or 80 GB HBM2e
Best ForModel fine-tuning, medium-scale training, and production inference for most model sizes

The A100 comes in 40 GB and 80 GB variants. The 80 GB version is essential for fine-tuning models over 13B parameters. MIG (Multi-Instance GPU) partitioning allows splitting a single A100 into up to 7 isolated GPU instances for smaller workloads.

Pricing Analysis

Shadeform's cheapest A100 option starts at $0.7900/hr, which is 67% below the market average of $2.4011/hr. Shadeform currently offers on-demand pricing only for A100. This means no commitment required, but you won't access the deeper discounts available from reserved or spot pricing.

Available instance types

Shadeform delivers A100 across 1 instance variant: A100 40GB (best price). Each instance type varies in vCPU count, system memory, NVMe storage, and interconnect — the live rates in the pricing table below show the current per-GPU breakdown.

Note: Shadeform adds convenience through aggregation — the tradeoff is slightly higher prices than going direct, offset by time saved on price shopping and multi-vendor management.

Market context: A100 pricing has dropped 30–50% since H100 became widely available. It remains the best value for workloads that don't require the raw throughput of Hopper-generation hardware.

Top Alternatives to Shadeform for A100

Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest Shadeform A100 rate ($0.7900/hr).

Provider Price/hr Type vs Shadeform
Vast.ai $0.7900/hr Spot 0% cheaper vs Shadeform
TensorDock $0.9500/hr On-Demand +20% more vs Shadeform
Oblivus Cloud $1.1500/hr On-Demand +46% more vs Shadeform
Jarvis Labs $1.7900/hr On-Demand +127% more vs Shadeform
CoreWeave $1.9500/hr On-Demand +147% more vs Shadeform

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Shadeform A100 cost per hour in 2026? +
Shadeform A100 starts at $0.7900/hr (on-demand). This is below the A100 market average of $2.4011/hr — Shadeform 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 Shadeform for A100? +
Shadeform currently offers the cheapest A100 pricing among all tracked providers. See the full comparison table for all A100 providers.
Does Shadeform offer reserved or spot A100 pricing? +
Shadeform offers 1 pricing type for A100: 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 Shadeform A100 best suited for? +
The A100 (Ampere architecture, 40 GB or 80 GB HBM2e) is best suited for Model fine-tuning, medium-scale training, and production inference for most model sizes. Shadeform is a aggregator provider — Teams that want to avoid vendor lock-in and always get the best available GPU price without manually comparing providers.
How much does it cost to run A100 on Shadeform for a month? +
At Shadeform's cheapest A100 rate of $0.7900/hr: running 24/7 costs ~$18.96/day or ~$576.70/month per GPU. For training jobs, costs scale linearly — a 100-hour training run would cost ~$79.00. Multi-GPU configurations multiply accordingly. Use the cost calculator for precise estimates with your specific parameters.
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