Daily GPU market read · Sep 18, 2026
Purchase prices closed the month 13.6% higher.
Rental-equivalent hours moved 14.2% higher.
For the market as a whole, the weekly increase in the hours of renting that add up to the purchase price narrowed from 2.11% to 0.75%.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +13.6%
- vs Aug 19 · 12 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- -0.53%
- vs Aug 19 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +14.2%
- Number of the dayvs Aug 19 · 12 GPUs
Reference board · Sep 18, 2026
Prices for this edition
Purchase and rental estimates as evaluated for this edition. Changes use the same period as the headline.
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| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total | $431K | Not enough price history | $6.50/hr | -1.6%30 days | 8,277 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-18 |
| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total | $325K | Not enough price history | $4.21/hr | -2.7%30 days | 9,650 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-18 |
| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | $31K | +2.2%30 days | $3.88/hr | +2.0%30 days | 8,057 hr | +0.3%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-18 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $17K | +21.8%30 days | $1.90/hr | -1.0%30 days | 8,943 hr | +23.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | $9,821 | Not enough price history | $2.82/hr | -1.0%30 days | 3,488 hr | Purchase and rental history don’t overlap | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $9,013 | +60.9%30 days | $0.86/hr | -2.5%30 days | 10,510 hr | +65.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,757 | +19.1%30 days | $1.98/hr | -2.0%30 days | 4,428 hr | +21.6%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $5,940 | +18.1%30 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%30 days | 7,920 hr | +18.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $5,839 | +35.4%30 days | $0.69/hr | +1.5%30 days | 8,433 hr | +33.4%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $5,020 | +36.5%30 days | $0.56/hr | -3.4%30 days | 8,951 hr | +41.3%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,783 | +6.8%30 days | $0.47/hr | +1.9%30 days | 10,236 hr | +4.8%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $3,027 | +19.2%30 days | $0.45/hr | +2.0%30 days | 6,786 hr | +16.9%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,462 | +13.1%30 days | $0.24/hr | -1.9%30 days | 6,122 hr | +15.3%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-18 |
| B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra | — | No purchase estimate | $7.49/hr | -0.1%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘRental 09-18 · No purchase estimate |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.