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H100 hourly-price observations in Spheron’s May 14, 2026 marketplace comparison

~$1.03–$12.29/GPU-hourestimate

Value kindestimate — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date.
ScopeHistorical advertised GPU-hour allocations: Spheron H100 SXM5 spot $1.03 on 8-way HGX; Lambda H100 SXM on-demand $2.49–3.44 across 8×–1× configurations; Spheron-listed AWS p5 on-demand ~$6.88 and Azure ND H100 v5 on-demand ~$12.29 per GPU. These are the marketplace’s published observations, not verified customer invoices or a matched-service index; the AWS/Azure rows do not identify regions. Spot can be reclaimed; host resources, fabric, support, storage and egress require matched terms in Chapter 1.8.
As of2026-09
SourceSpheron — GPU Cloud Pricing Comparison, May 14, 2026 H100 table. · GPU Cloud Pricing by Model (May 2026) → H100 SXM5 Pricing; Spot / Preemptible Pricing; FAQ 01. Use the May 14 table, not the July 6 summary.
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