TensorDock A100-80GB Pricing Options
All available A100-80GB instance types on TensorDock, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US/EU | A100 SXM 80GB | On-Demand | $1.1500/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 8 vCPU | 80 GB |
| global | tensordock-a100-80gb | Spot | $1.6000/hr | 1× GPU | — | — |
About TensorDock A100-80GB 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 A100-80GB
- 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.
A100-80GB 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
TensorDock's cheapest A100-80GB option starts at $1.1500/hr, which is 59% below the market average of $2.7818/hr. TensorDock offers both on-demand and spot pricing for A100-80GB. Spot instances can save 50–70% for interruptible workloads like batch processing and hyperparameter sweeps.
Note: TensorDock often has the best price-to-performance ratio for mid-range GPUs like A100-40GB and RTX 4090.
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 TensorDock for A100-80GB
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest TensorDock A100-80GB rate ($1.1500/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs TensorDock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | $0.1250/hr | On-Demand | -89% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Vast.ai | $0.2564/hr | Spot | -78% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Azure | $0.8213/hr | Spot | -29% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Shadeform | $0.9900/hr | On-Demand | -14% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| RunPod | $1.0000/hr | On-Demand | -13% cheaper vs TensorDock |
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