L40S vs A10
A10 is 60% cheaperComparing the L40S and A10 for cloud rental? The L40S is available from 7 providers starting at $0.21/hr, while the A10 starts at $0.08/hr across 3 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.
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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.
L40S vs A10 specs & pricing
| Specification | L40S | A10 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | $0.21/hr | $0.08/hr |
| VRAM | 48 GB | 24 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 366 | 125 |
| Memory bandwidth | 864 GB/s | 600 GB/s |
| Release year | 2023 | 2021 |
| Cloud providers | 7 | 3 |
Which should you choose?
- •A10 is the cheaper option to rent — about 60% less per GPU-hour ($0.08/hr vs $0.21/hr).
- •L40S has more VRAM (48 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
- •L40S offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.
Provider availability
Frequently asked questions
Is the L40S or A10 cheaper to rent?
A10 is currently cheaper, from $0.08/hr versus $0.21/hr for the L40S — roughly 60% less per GPU-hour.
How much VRAM do the L40S and A10 have?
The L40S has 48 GB of VRAM and the A10 has 24 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.
Which is faster, the L40S or A10?
On paper the L40S is faster, with 366 FP16 TFLOPS versus 125. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
Which cloud providers offer both the L40S and A10?
Both GPUs are available from OCI. PlanetGPU tracks live L40S and A10 prices across every major cloud.
Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.
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