GPU comparison
H100 SXM 80GB vs L4 24GB: specs and rental cost comparison
Direct answer
H100 SXM 80GB vs L4 24GB: L4 24GB is cheaper on the lowest tracked rental row at $0.39 per GPU-hour, versus $1.80 for H100 SXM 80GB. That makes H100 SXM 80GB about 362% more expensive per GPU-hour on the cheapest rows in the ByteCosts GPU catalog. H100 SXM 80GB has 80 GB VRAM and L4 24GB has 24 GB VRAM. The tables compare source-backed specs and value metrics only where both GPUs have a real spec field and a tracked rental rate. Rental prices are list rates per GPU-hour, before committed-use discounts, capacity limits, or region constraints.
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H100 SXM 80GB vs L4 24GB: rental value
Cheapest tracked on-demand rental rows and normalized value metrics.
| Metric | H100 SXM 80GB | L4 24GB |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest rental / GPU-hour | $1.80 | $0.39 |
| $ / GB VRAM | $0.022 | $0.016 |
| $ / FP16 TFLOP-hour | $0.0018 | $0.0032 |
| $ / FP8 TFLOP-hour | $0.0009 | $0.0016 |
H100 SXM 80GB vs L4 24GB: specs
Hardware specs from the committed GPU spec catalog. Rows with missing source fields on either GPU are omitted.
| Spec | H100 SXM 80GB | L4 24GB |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | hopper | ada |
| VRAM | 80 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 3350 GB/s | 300 GB/s |
| FP16 tensor compute | 989.5 TFLOPS | 121.0 TFLOPS |
| FP8 tensor compute | 1979.0 TFLOPS | 242.5 TFLOPS |
| TDP | 700 W | 72 W |
Cheapest tracked rental rows
| GPU | Provider | Instance | Region | GPUs | Instance/hr | Per-GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM 80GB | Vast.ai | 1x-H100_SXM-32-65536 | Florida, US, NA | 1 | $1.80 | $1.80 |
| L4 24GB | RunPod | 10x_L4_SECURE | CA | 10 | $3.90 | $0.39 |
Frequently asked questions
Is H100 SXM 80GB or L4 24GB cheaper to rent?
L4 24GB is cheaper on the lowest tracked row at $0.39 per GPU-hour, compared with $1.80 for H100 SXM 80GB. Region, capacity, spot interruption, and discounts can change a production bill.
Which is better value, H100 SXM 80GB or L4 24GB?
Use the value table above: $/GB-VRAM is always shown from real VRAM and rental rate, while $/TFLOP rows are shown only when both GPUs have the relevant sourced compute spec. Do not compare a missing field as zero.
Where do these GPU comparison numbers come from?
Rental rates come from the ByteCosts GPU rental catalog normalized from the SkyPilot catalog. Hardware specs come from the committed GPU spec catalog and its per-GPU source URLs.
Cite this page
H100 SXM 80GB vs L4 24GB GPU comparison. ByteCosts. Updated June 15, 2026. https://bytecosts.com/gpu/compare/h100-sxm-80gb-vs-l4-24gb/