Prices updated 2026-05-23 — sourced from live provider data

Shadeform A100-80GB Pricing Options

All available A100-80GB instance types on Shadeform, sorted by lowest hourly rate.

Region Instance Type Price/hr GPUs vCPUs RAM
Various A100 80GB (best price) On-Demand $0.9900/hr Cheapest 1× GPU

About Shadeform A100-80GB 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 A100-80GB

  • 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.

A100-80GB Technical Overview

ArchitectureAmpere
Memory80 GB HBM2e
Best ForFine-tuning large models (13B–70B parameters), medium-scale training, and memory-intensive inference

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

Shadeform's cheapest A100-80GB option starts at $0.9900/hr, which is 91% below the market average of $10.4477/hr. Shadeform 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: 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: A100-80GB 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.

Top Alternatives to Shadeform for A100-80GB

Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest Shadeform A100-80GB rate ($0.9900/hr).

Provider Price/hr Type vs Shadeform
Vultr $0.1250/hr On-Demand -87% cheaper vs Shadeform
Vast.ai $0.6000/hr Spot -39% cheaper vs Shadeform
Azure $0.7350/hr Spot -26% cheaper vs Shadeform
RunPod $1.0000/hr On-Demand +1% more vs Shadeform
TensorDock $1.1500/hr On-Demand +16% more vs Shadeform

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Shadeform A100-80GB cost per hour in 2026? +
Shadeform A100-80GB starts at $0.9900/hr (on-demand). This is below the A100-80GB market average of $10.4477/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 A100-80GB? +
There are 3 providers offering A100-80GB cheaper than Shadeform: Vultr at $0.1250/hr, Vast.ai at $0.6000/hr, Azure at $0.7350/hr. 20 other providers offer A100-80GB at higher rates. See the full comparison table for all A100-80GB providers.
Does Shadeform offer reserved or spot A100-80GB pricing? +
Shadeform offers 1 pricing type for A100-80GB: 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 A100-80GB best suited for? +
The A100-80GB (Ampere architecture, 80 GB HBM2e) is best suited for Fine-tuning large models (13B–70B parameters), medium-scale training, and memory-intensive inference. 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 A100-80GB on Shadeform for a month? +
At Shadeform's cheapest A100-80GB rate of $0.9900/hr: running 24/7 costs ~$23.76/day or ~$722.70/month per GPU. For training jobs, costs scale linearly — a 100-hour training run would cost ~$99.00. Multi-GPU configurations multiply accordingly. Use the cost calculator for precise estimates with your specific parameters.