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Daily GPU market read · Oct 18, 2026
A100 80GB rental-equivalent hours rose 15.1%.
Purchase prices across the market as a whole rose 3.95%.
Market purchase prices rose while rental rates rose from September 18 to October 18. 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 18 to October 18.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +3.95%
- vs Sep 18 · 12 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- +2.54%
- vs Sep 18 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +1.38%
- vs Sep 18 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours change
- +15.1%
- Number of the day30-day comparison · A100 80GB
Supporting read
A100 80GB rental-equivalent hours rose 15.1% from September 18 to October 18, using used or refurbished purchase prices and the market rental rate.
Reference board · Oct 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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| Evidence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total | $431K | 0.0%30 days | $6.67/hr | +1.8%30 days | 8,068 hr | -1.8%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 10-18 |
| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total | $325K | 0.0%30 days | $4.23/hr | -0.1%30 days | 9,584 hr | +0.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 10-18 |
| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | $33K | +2.1%30 days | $3.93/hr | +0.9%30 days | 8,480 hr | +1.2%30 days | ⓘPurchase 09-25 · Rental 10-18 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $19K | +5.5%30 days | $1.98/hr | +1.0%30 days | 9,478 hr | +4.5%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-17 · Rental 10-18 |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | $12K | +14.8%30 days | $2.79/hr | -0.2%30 days | 4,406 hr | +15.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-17 · Rental 10-18 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,715 | -5.0%30 days | $0.83/hr | +1.7%30 days | 10,452 hr | -6.6%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-17 · Rental 10-18 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,603 | -0.2%30 days | $1.88/hr | -0.8%30 days | 4,583 hr | +0.6%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-18 · Rental 10-18 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $8,165 | +30.7%30 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%30 days | 10,887 hr | +30.7%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-18 · Rental 10-18 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $7,307 | +16.6%30 days | $0.72/hr | +2.2%30 days | 10,161 hr | +14.1%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-18 · Rental 10-18 |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $5,419 | +3.5%30 days | $0.56/hr | +0.4%30 days | 9,752 hr | +3.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-18 · Rental 10-18 |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,766 | +2.2%30 days | $0.55/hr | +11.4%30 days | 8,612 hr | -8.2%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-17 · Rental 10-18 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $3,210 | +3.6%30 days | $0.52/hr | +10.2%30 days | 6,215 hr | -6.0%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-17 · Rental 10-18 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,637 | +7.4%30 days | $0.24/hr | +2.8%30 days | 6,922 hr | +4.5%30 days | ⓘPurchase 10-18 · Rental 10-18 |
| B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra | — | No purchase estimate | $7.75/hr | +4.5%30 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘRental 10-18 · No purchase estimate |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.