B200 vs H100
H100 is 47% cheaperComparing the B200 and H100 for cloud rental? The B200 is available from 8 providers starting at $2.14/hr, while the H100 starts at $1.14/hr across 8 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.
B200 vs H100 at a glance
Spec profile
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Value for money
Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.
B200 vs H100 specs & pricing
| Specification | B200 | H100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | $2.14/hr | $1.14/hr |
| VRAM | 192 GB | 80 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 1125 | 495 |
| Memory bandwidth | 8000 GB/s | 3350 GB/s |
| Release year | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cloud providers | 8 | 8 |
Which should you choose?
- •H100 is the cheaper option to rent — about 47% less per GPU-hour ($1.14/hr vs $2.14/hr).
- •B200 has more VRAM (192 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
- •B200 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.
Provider availability
Frequently asked questions
Is the B200 or H100 cheaper to rent?
H100 is currently cheaper, from $1.14/hr versus $2.14/hr for the B200 — roughly 47% less per GPU-hour.
How much VRAM do the B200 and H100 have?
The B200 has 192 GB of VRAM and the H100 has 80 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.
Which is faster, the B200 or H100?
On paper the B200 is faster, with 1125 FP16 TFLOPS versus 495. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
Which cloud providers offer both the B200 and H100?
Both GPUs are available from AWS, GCP, Lambda, Nebius, OCI, RunPod and 1 more. PlanetGPU tracks live B200 and H100 prices across every major cloud.
Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.
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