Nvidia H200 vs Nvidia L4

Nvidia L4 rents for 4.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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 GPU5.9x on the Nvidia H200
Memory bandwidth16.0x on the Nvidia H200
FP16 / BF16 dense8.2x on the Nvidia H200
FP8 dense8.2x on the Nvidia H200
Board power9.7x 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 H200 Nvidia L4
Cheapest listed $0.50 $0.11
Median across providers $2.67 $0.29
Most expensive listed $4.52 $0.95
Providers 10 4
Reporting stock 3 3
One month, 730 hours $365 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H200 or the Nvidia L4 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H200 starts at $0.50 per GPU hour and the Nvidia L4 at $0.11. Nvidia L4 rents for 4.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia H200: 3 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 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 H200: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia L4: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.