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NVIDIA Blackwell B200 and H100 Cloud GPU Pricing Guide

An in-depth pricing and market comparison of NVIDIA's H100 and next-generation Blackwell B200 cloud GPUs, analyzing hardware costs and hourly rental rates across providers.

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Pros

  • + Substantial upgrades in memory capacity (180 GB HBM3e) and bandwidth (7.70 TB/s) on the B200
  • + Competitive entry-level hourly rates starting around $3.75 for B200 from specialist providers
  • + H100 offers a mature, cost-effective alternative for standard workloads with median on-demand hourly pricing near $3.61

Cons

  • − Hyperscalers price the B200 aggressively high at $14 to $16 per GPU-hour
  • − B200 demands significantly higher power delivery at 1,000 W
  • − High upfront hardware purchase costs for both architectures

Navigating the enterprise AI hardware landscape requires a careful look at how rental and hardware costs shake out between NVIDIA's established Hopper architecture and its next-generation Blackwell chips. This analysis breaks down the financial landscape of running high-performance AI workloads, comparing on-demand cloud pricing, hardware purchase ranges, and the underlying performance capabilities of both silicon families.

When weighing the options for cloud deployment, the NVIDIA B200 commands a notable premium over the H100, with median on-demand hourly rates sitting significantly higher depending on whether you rely on specialist providers or major hyperscalers. While hyperscalers push rates up toward the $14 to $16 range for the B200, specialist providers offer a much more palatable entry point. Given the substantial leap in memory capacity and bandwidth offered by the B200, organizations scaling heavy workloads will find the price-to-performance tradeoff justifiable, provided they shop around for competitive cloud rental rates rather than defaulting straight to traditional hyperscalers.

  • Significant generational leap in memory capacity and bandwidth with the B200
  • Flexible pricing tiers available through specialist cloud providers compared to hyperscalers
  • Well-established baseline pricing and widespread availability for the proven H100

Specifications

Memory (B200)
180 GB HBM3e
Memory (H100)
80 GB HBM3
Memory bandwidth (B200)
7.70 TB/s
Memory bandwidth (H100)
3.35 TB/s
Board power (B200)
1,000 W
Board power (H100)
700 W