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Daily GPU market read · Aug 18, 2026
GPU purchase prices are up 15.3% over the past month.
Rental rates slipped 1.04%.
Across the GPUs we track, purchase prices now equal 16.5% more hours of renting than on July 19. The increase picked up to 6.13% this week, from 5.05% the week before.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +15.3%
- vs Jul 19 · 10 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- -1.04%
- vs Jul 19 · 10 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +16.5%
- Number of the dayvs Jul 19 · 10 GPUs
Reference board · Aug 18, 2026
Prices for this edition
Purchase and rental estimates as evaluated for this edition. Changes use the same period as the headline.
Scroll the table sideways for rental prices, changes, and evidence. GPU names stay visible.
| Evidence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | 2 dates$31K | Not enough price history | $3.77/hr | +0.3%30 days | 2 dates8,105 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $14K | +29.2%30 days | $1.92/hr | -2.3%30 days | 7,180 hr | +32.2%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $7,350 | Not enough price history | $2.03/hr | -0.4%30 days | 3,627 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $5,536 | +12.6%30 days | $0.89/hr | -2.3%30 days | 6,224 hr | +15.2%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $4,976 | +14.3%30 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%30 days | 6,635 hr | +14.3%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,474 | Not enough price history | $0.46/hr | +0.3%30 days | 9,721 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $4,275 | +11.3%30 days | $0.68/hr | -2.2%30 days | 6,270 hr | +13.9%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $3,689 | +3.7%30 days | $0.59/hr | -2.6%30 days | 6,282 hr | +6.5%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $2,527 | +14.5%30 days | $0.44/hr | +3.1%30 days | 5,723 hr | +11.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-05 · Rental 09-11 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,274 | +7.8%30 days | $0.25/hr | -1.1%30 days | 5,196 hr | +9.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-11 |
| B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra | — | No purchase estimate | $7.50/hr | -0.0%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘRental 09-11 · No purchase estimate |
| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell | — | No purchase estimate | $6.63/hr | -0.0%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-11 · No purchase estimate |
| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper | — | No purchase estimate | $4.34/hr | +0.3%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-11 · No purchase estimate |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | — | No purchase estimate | $2.89/hr | -0.7%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘPurchase 09-10 · Rental 09-11 · No purchase estimate |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.