Daily GPU market read · Monday, October 19, 2026

Rental-equivalent hours rose for 9 of 12 GPUs with prices every day of the period.
Purchase prices across the market as a whole rose 4.54% over the month.

From October 12 to October 19, rental-equivalent hours—hours of renting that add up to the purchase price—rose 1.06% across the market as a whole. Rental rates across the market as a whole rose 2.58% from September 19 to October 19.

Purchase prices · 7 days
+1.42%
vs Oct 12 · 12 GPUs
Rental rates · 7 days
+0.35%
vs Oct 12 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours · 7 days
+1.06%
vs Oct 12 · 12 GPUs
GPUs moving the same way
9 of 12
Number of the day7-day comparison · GPUs with prices every day of the period
Hours today
+0.02%
Little changed vs Oct 18 · 12 GPUs
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14 GPU models tracked 14 with purchase or rental pricing today Prices as of Oct 19, 2026

Whole-market history

Market pulse index

Each line starts at 100 on Jan 1, 2026. Rental-equivalent hours are near the high for this period.

PurchaseRentalRental-equivalent hours

292 days shown, Jan 1, 2026–Oct 19, 2026; history so far is shorter than a year. 110 means a 10% increase since the first day. Each day compares the same GPUs; gaps mean too few GPUs had prices on both days. A day’s change within 0.25% counts as little changed.

Market movement · week over week

Movers

Ranked by price change over the selected period, comparing the same GPU and purchase condition on both dates.

Purchase price

RTX 6000 Ada +4.8%week over week

2 purchase conditions compared

RTX 5090 +2.8%week over week

2 purchase conditions compared

A40 +2.2%week over week

2 purchase conditions compared

Rental rate

B300 SXM +1.4%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

RTX 4090 +1.0%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

A40 +1.0%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

Rental-equivalent hours

RTX 6000 Ada +4.2%week over week

2 purchase/rental pairs compared

RTX 5090 +2.5%week over week

2 purchase/rental pairs compared

L40S +1.9%week over week

2 purchase/rental pairs compared

Market map

Market map · week over week price changes

Left to right shows the purchase-price change; bottom to top shows the rental-price change. Each point compares the same GPU and purchase conditions over the selected period.

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Not shown: 1 without enough purchase history, 1 without rental history.

Daily board

Today’s prices

Compare current purchase and rental estimates. Percentage changes describe the displayed prices; the small charts show the last 30 days on one shared timeline. System prices are labeled and sorted by price per GPU.

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GPU purchase and rental estimates, changes, rental-equivalent hours, and supporting evidence.
Evidence
B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra8-GPU system · published price range$400K–$500KNo purchase estimate $7.81/hr +1.4%7 days—Missing purchase or rental estimate
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Rental 10-19 · No purchase estimate
  • GPU Smith ↗ · NVIDIA DGX B300 8-GPU system · $400K–$500K indicative
  • Disintermediate ↗ · B300 8-GPU procurement benchmark · $500K–$520K indicative
  • RackRate ↗ · HGX B300 SXM 8-GPU server system · $640K–$690K indicative
B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total $431K 0.0%7 days $6.68/hr +0.3%7 days 8,059 hr -0.3%7 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-19
  • GPU Smith ↗ · HGX B200 8-GPU system · $390K–$390K indicative
  • Mercatus AI ↗ · HGX B200 8-GPU system · $400K–$500K indicative
  • RackRate ↗ · HGX B200 SXM6 8-GPU server system · $540K–$590K indicative
H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total $325K 0.0%7 days $4.23/hr -0.0%7 days 9,588 hr +0.0%7 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-19
  • GPU Smith ↗ · NVIDIA DGX H200 8-GPU system · $400K–$550K indicative
  • Mercatus AI ↗ · HGX H200 8-GPU system · $320K–$420K indicative
H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper $33K +0.0%7 days $3.93/hr +0.1%7 days 8,479 hr -0.1%7 days
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Purchase 09-25 · Rental 10-19
RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell $19K -1.6%7 days $1.99/hr +0.3%7 days 9,452 hr -1.9%7 days
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Purchase 10-17 · Rental 10-19
A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere $12K +0.9%7 days $2.78/hr -0.1%7 days 4,410 hr +1.0%7 days
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Purchase 10-17 · Rental 10-19
RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $9,118 +6.3%7 days $0.84/hr +0.6%7 days 10,902 hr +5.7%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,432 -1.2%7 days $1.88/hr -0.1%7 days 4,497 hr -1.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system $8,047 -1.0%7 days $0.75/hr 0.0%7 days 10,730 hr -1.0%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends.

Managed rental rate ↗

RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell $7,338 +2.4%7 days $0.74/hr +0.3%7 days 9,890 hr +2.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $5,325 +0.8%7 days $0.56/hr +0.0%7 days 9,582 hr +0.7%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $4,783 +3.0%7 days $0.55/hr +1.0%7 days 8,642 hr +2.0%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace $3,331 +1.1%7 days $0.52/hr +1.0%7 days 6,371 hr +0.0%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19
RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere $1,639 -0.4%7 days $0.24/hr +0.8%7 days 6,878 hr -1.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-19 · Rental 10-19

DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.