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Daily GPU market read · Oct 16, 2026

A100 80GB rental-equivalent hours rose 17.5%.
Purchase prices across the market as a whole rose 3.02%.

Market purchase prices rose while rental rates rose from September 16 to October 16. Rental-equivalent hours—hours of renting that add up to the purchase price—moved farther for a used or refurbished A100 80GB at the market rental rate than for the market as a whole from September 16 to October 16.

Modeled market edition 14 models with purchase or rental pricing 30-day editorial window
Purchase prices · 30 days
+3.02%
vs Sep 16 · 12 GPUs
Rental rates · 30 days
+2.21%
vs Sep 16 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
+0.79%
vs Sep 16 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours change
+17.5%
Number of the day30-day comparison · A100 80GB

Supporting read

A100 80GB rental-equivalent hours rose 17.5% from September 16 to October 16, using used or refurbished purchase prices and the market rental rate.

Reference board · Oct 16, 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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GPU purchase and rental estimates, changes, rental-equivalent hours, and supporting evidence.
Evidence
B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total $431K 0.0%30 days $6.63/hr +1.7%30 days 8,111 hr -1.6%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-16
H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total $325K 0.0%30 days $4.24/hr -0.2%30 days 9,576 hr +0.2%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-16
H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper $33K +2.7%30 days $3.92/hr +0.7%30 days 8,504 hr +2.0%30 days
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Purchase 09-25 · Rental 10-16
RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell $19K +8.8%30 days $2.07/hr +1.6%30 days 9,260 hr +7.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere $12K +17.1%30 days $2.78/hr -0.3%30 days 4,456 hr +17.5%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,735 +1.4%30 days $1.88/hr -0.7%30 days 4,641 hr +2.1%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,391 -7.8%30 days $0.83/hr +0.8%30 days 10,143 hr -8.5%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system $8,207 +35.9%30 days $0.75/hr 0.0%30 days 10,942 hr +35.9%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends.
RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell $7,128 +16.1%30 days $0.71/hr +1.5%30 days 10,007 hr +14.4%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $5,344 +4.0%30 days $0.55/hr +0.3%30 days 9,637 hr +3.6%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $4,455 -5.0%30 days $0.54/hr +10.5%30 days 8,202 hr -14.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace $3,236 +5.3%30 days $0.51/hr +9.7%30 days 6,354 hr -4.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-15 · Rental 10-16
RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere $1,656 +9.3%30 days $0.23/hr +1.8%30 days 7,065 hr +7.4%30 days
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Purchase 10-16 · Rental 10-16
B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra—No purchase estimate $7.62/hr +3.1%30 days—Missing purchase or rental estimate
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Rental 10-16 · No purchase estimate

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