TensorDock L40S Pricing Options
All available L40S instance types on TensorDock, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US/EU | L40S 48GB | On-Demand | $0.5900/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 8 vCPU | 64 GB |
| global | tensordock-l40s | Spot | $1.2000/hr | 1× GPU | — | — |
About TensorDock L40S 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 L40S
- 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.
L40S Technical Overview
The L40S is an inference-optimized GPU built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. It provides strong FP8 and INT8 performance for model serving, plus hardware ray-tracing for 3D/visualization workloads.
Pricing Analysis
TensorDock's cheapest L40S option starts at $0.5900/hr, which is 70% below the market average of $1.9796/hr. TensorDock offers both on-demand and spot pricing for L40S. 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: 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 TensorDock for L40S
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest TensorDock L40S rate ($0.5900/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs TensorDock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | $0.4037/hr | Spot | -32% cheaper vs TensorDock |
| Lightning AI | $0.6500/hr | On-Demand | +10% more vs TensorDock |
| RunPod | $0.6900/hr | On-Demand | +17% more vs TensorDock |
| Nebius | $0.8700/hr | On-Demand | +47% more vs TensorDock |
| Crusoe Cloud | $0.9900/hr | On-Demand | +68% more vs TensorDock |
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