Nvidia A4000 vs Nvidia L4

Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 1.7x 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 GPU1.5x on the Nvidia L4
Memory bandwidth1.5x on the Nvidia A4000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.6x on the Nvidia L4
Board power1.9x 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 A4000 Nvidia L4
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.11
Median across providers $0.16 $0.29
Most expensive listed $0.80 $0.95
Providers 4 4
Reporting stock 2 3
One month, 730 hours $88 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A4000 or the Nvidia L4 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A4000 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L4 at $0.11. Nvidia L4 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A4000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.17 at Runpod. 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 A4000: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.