TensorDock A100 Pricing Options
All available A100 instance types on TensorDock, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US/EU | A100 40GB | On-Demand | $0.9500/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 8 vCPU | 80 GB |
90-Day Price History — TensorDock A100
On-demand cheapest daily rate over the last 90 days.
About TensorDock A100 Cloud Pricing
TensorDock provides affordable GPU cloud infrastructure by aggregating underutilized data center capacity. They focus on making GPU compute accessible with transparent, low pricing and no minimum commitments.
Why Choose TensorDock for A100
- Consistently low pricing across GPU models
- Hourly billing with no minimums
- Virtual machines with full root access
- Quick provisioning (typically under 60 seconds)
Best suited for: Students, indie developers, and small startups who need affordable GPU access for training or fine-tuning without enterprise complexity.
A100 Technical Overview
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
TensorDock's cheapest A100 option starts at $0.9500/hr, which is 60% below the market average of $2.4011/hr. TensorDock 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
TensorDock delivers A100 across 1 instance variant: A100 40GB. 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: TensorDock often has the best price-to-performance ratio for mid-range GPUs like A100-40GB and RTX 4090.
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 TensorDock for A100
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest TensorDock A100 rate ($0.9500/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs TensorDock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadeform | $0.7900/hr | On-Demand | -17% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Vast.ai | $0.7900/hr | Spot | -17% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Oblivus Cloud | $1.1500/hr | On-Demand | +21% more vs TensorDock |
| Jarvis Labs | $1.7900/hr | On-Demand | +88% more vs TensorDock |
| CoreWeave | $1.9500/hr | On-Demand | +105% more vs TensorDock |
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