Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia L4

Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 1.8x less per hour and still buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Nvidia L4

$0.11/GPU/hr

cheapest of 4 providers · Lium

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Released Q1 2023
  • Median $0.29/GPU/hr
  • $80 per 730-hour month
  • 3 in stock In stock
See all Nvidia L4 prices

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia A10
FP16 / BF16 dense1.0x on the Nvidia A10
Board power2.1x on the Nvidia L4

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A10 Nvidia L4
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.11
Median across providers $0.24 $0.29
Most expensive listed $1.29 $0.95
Providers 3 4
Reporting stock 1 3
One month, 730 hours $146 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia L4 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L4 at $0.11. Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 1.8x less per hour and still buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A10: 1 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.24 at Vast.ai. Nvidia L4: 3 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.13 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.