Cloud GPU Monthly Cost Calculator
Calculate the monthly cost of running cloud GPU instances continuously or on demand.
About Cloud GPU Monthly Cost Calculator
Monthly cloud GPU cost is the product of hourly rate, hours of daily utilization, GPU count, and days in the billing period. Running GPUs 24/7 (hoursPerDay = 24) reflects always-on training clusters, while lower daily hours model bursty or scheduled workloads that spin down during idle periods to save cost.
Formula
monthly_cost = hourly_rate × hours_per_day × gpu_count × days_per_month
- hourly_rate
- GPU hourly rental rate
- hours_per_day
- Hours of daily GPU use
- gpu_count
- Number of GPUs
- days_per_month
- Days in the billing period
Worked example
With the default values below, Cloud GPU Monthly Cost Calculator returns Monthly Cost of $21,139.20. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- GPU Hourly Rateaccepts 0–200 $/hr
- 3.67 $/hr
- Hours per Dayaccepts 0–24 hrs/day
- 24 hrs/day
- Number of GPUsaccepts 1–100,000 GPUs
- 8 GPUs
- Days per Monthaccepts 1–31 days
- 30 days
Results
- Monthly Cost
- $21,139.20
- Daily Cost
- $704.64
- Total GPU-Hours
- 5,760 GPU-hrs
Step by step
- 1Daily cost= $704.64
- 2Monthly cost= $21139.20
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much can I save by not running GPUs 24/7?
Reducing daily usage from 24 to, say, 10 hours cuts cost proportionally — about 58% savings — assuming your workload can tolerate scheduled downtime.
Do spot/preemptible instances change this math?
Spot instances offer lower hourly rates (often 50-70% off) in exchange for the risk of interruption; substitute a lower gpuTypeRate to model spot pricing.
Is this the same as the GPU Cost Estimator?
This calculator adds a daily-hours and days-per-month dimension for monthly budgeting; the GPU Cost Estimator compares GPU types directly against a fixed hours total.