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QuantaCloud.

US GPU cloud run by Quanta Cloud LLC. On-demand NVIDIA instances, from RTX A6000 up to H200 NVL in 1- to 8-GPU shapes, launched from a self-serve console in Virginia and the US Midwest. Billing is from prepaid USD credits: the first hour is charged at deploy and unused seconds are refunded when you stop. Disk is included in the hourly rate and there are no egress charges. Reserved and dedicated capacity is quoted separately.

At a glance

Business model: First-party clouds
Tier: First-party cloud
Pricing model: On demand

When to pick QuantaCloud

Best for

Short runs — the first hour is charged at deploy, and the unused seconds are refunded when you stop.
Budgeting from the listed rate — disk is included in the hourly price and QuantaCloud states there are no egress or ingress charges.
Starting small and scaling later — on-demand instances from the console, with reserved and dedicated capacity quoted by the same team.
Ready-made environments — Bare Metal, PyTorch + Jupyter, Open WebUI + Ollama and ComfyUI templates.

Avoid for

Keeping data on the instance — stopping it deletes the disk, and there are no volumes or snapshots.
Running unattended on a small balance — when credits can't cover the next hour, the instance is terminated and its disk deleted.
Regions outside the United States — on-demand capacity is in Virginia and the US Midwest only.

Price history

Daily median on QuantaCloud's top GPUs.

GPUs available on QuantaCloud

GPU	Tier	VRAM	$/hr	Range	Offers
Nvidia RTX A6000	workstation	48GB	$0.55/hr	$0.48/hr–$0.57/hr	7	Compare →
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada	workstation	48GB	$0.79/hr	$0.79/hr–$0.79/hr	2	Compare →
Nvidia L40	datacenter	48GB	$0.94/hr	$0.94/hr–$0.94/hr	1	Compare →
Nvidia L40S	datacenter	48GB	$1.09/hr	$1.09/hr–$1.09/hr	2	Compare →
Nvidia A100 80GB PCIe	datacenter	80GB	$1.48/hr	$1.48/hr–$1.48/hr	1	Compare →
Nvidia A100 SXM4	datacenter	80GB	$1.50/hr	$1.50/hr–$1.50/hr	3	Compare →
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell	workstation	96GB	$2.39/hr	$2.39/hr–$2.39/hr	1	Compare →
Nvidia H100 PCIe	datacenter	80GB	$2.59/hr	$2.59/hr–$2.59/hr	1	Compare →
Nvidia H200 NVL	datacenter	141GB	$3.43/hr	$3.43/hr–$3.43/hr	1	Compare →

Compare with peers

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Frequently asked

How is QuantaCloud billing measured?

Most providers bill per-second once the instance is running, with a small minimum (often 60 seconds). Some first-party clouds round up to the minute. Headline $/hr is the right comparison unit.

Which regions does QuantaCloud offer GPUs in?

P2P marketplaces aggregate hosts worldwide so region varies per offer. First-party clouds and hyperscalers expose explicit region pickers (US, EU, APAC). Filter on the provider's site after clicking through if region matters.

Does QuantaCloud offer an SLA?

Hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle) publish formal SLAs. First-party clouds (Lambda, CoreWeave) offer support contracts. P2P marketplaces and decentralized networks have no SLA — uptime depends on the individual host.

What's the refund / cancellation policy on QuantaCloud?

Per-second billing means you only pay for compute used — stop the instance and billing stops. Pre-paid credits and committed-use discounts have provider-specific terms; check the provider's billing docs before pre-paying.