Daily GPU market read · Sep 16, 2026
GPU purchase prices rose 14.6% in the month to September 16.
Rental rates barely moved.
Across the GPUs we track, purchase prices now equal 14.8% more hours of renting than on August 17. Hours rose 0.83% this week, after rising 2.63% the week before.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +14.6%
- vs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- -0.19%
- vs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +14.8%
- Number of the dayvs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
Reference board · Sep 16, 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total | $431K | Not enough price history | $6.52/hr | -1.5%30 days | 8,257 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-16 |
| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total | $325K | Not enough price history | $4.23/hr | -2.6%30 days | 9,588 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-16 |
| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | $31K | +2.7%30 days | $3.88/hr | +2.6%30 days | 8,057 hr | +0.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $17K | +22.4%30 days | $1.90/hr | -1.1%30 days | 8,728 hr | +23.7%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-14 · Rental 09-16 |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | $9,756 | Not enough price history | $2.82/hr | -1.0%30 days | 3,457 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-10 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,618 | +58.4%30 days | $0.86/hr | -2.5%30 days | 9,982 hr | +62.4%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,600 | +17.2%30 days | $1.98/hr | -2.0%30 days | 4,341 hr | +19.6%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $6,035 | +22.1%30 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%30 days | 8,046 hr | +22.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $5,761 | +36.1%30 days | $0.69/hr | +1.6%30 days | 8,319 hr | +33.9%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,921 | +33.3%30 days | $0.56/hr | -3.4%30 days | 8,743 hr | +38.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,781 | +7.5%30 days | $0.47/hr | +2.9%30 days | 10,120 hr | +4.5%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $3,011 | +20.0%30 days | $0.45/hr | +3.4%30 days | 6,627 hr | +16.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,480 | +17.7%30 days | $0.24/hr | -1.4%30 days | 6,120 hr | +19.4%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra | — | No purchase estimate | $7.50/hr | -0.1%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘRental 09-16 · No purchase estimate |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.