Lightning AI hikes H100 GPU price 76% to $3.50/hr, A100 up 70%
What happened
Between the Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026 captures of Lightning AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: T4 GPU interruptible (spot) price range decreased from $0.53–$0.64 to $0.52–$0.63 per GPU/hr. Small reduction in spot pricing floor and ceiling; A100 (40 GB) price increased from $1.29 to $2.19/GPU/hr (+70%); H100 (80 GB) price increased from $1.99 to $3.50/GPU/hr (+76%). Significant compute cost increases across high-end GPU tiers; H100 (80 GB) free monthly GPU hours removed: plan previously included 5 free hours/month, now shows no free hours allocation for H100. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, price increase, limit decrease) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 13, 2026) lists Pro at $20 and Teams at $119.
It lands 6 days after Lightning AI's previous change, "Lightning AI raises spot GPU prices, adds TPU compute option" (Jun 9, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Lightning AI raises H200 GPU pricing 86%, cuts L40S to $2.14/hr" (Jun 1, 2026) and "Lightning AI raises L40S interruptible GPU rates by $0.01/hr" (May 25, 2026). Lightning AI has been tracked since 2026-05-14.
In the same window Anyscale, Huggingface, Paper and Modal also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price−19%$0.64$0.52
- GPU · Price+70%$1.29$2.19/GPU/hr
- — · LimitAdded
BeforeNo no free hours allocation
Afterno free hours allocation
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $0.64 | $0.52 | −19% |
| GPU | Price | $1.29 | $2.19/GPU/hr | +70% |
| — | Limit | No no free hours allocation | no free hours allocation | Added |
Values as written on Lightning AI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Lightning AI's pricing page (lightning.ai) from Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where price reads $0.64 and then $0.52.
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Lightning AI, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 13, 2026increaseLightning AI slashes H100 on-demand to $4.50, adds new spot tier as RTXP 6000 sp...
- Jul 6, 2026increaseLightning AI: H100 GPU compute rate up 34% to $4.68/hr
- Jun 29, 2026increaseLightning AI raises interruptible GPU spot prices on T4, L4 and A100 80GB
- Jun 15, 2026increaseLightning AI hikes H100 GPU price 76% to $3.50/hr, A100 up 70% · this change
- Jun 9, 2026increaseLightning AI raises spot GPU prices, adds TPU compute option
- Jun 1, 2026increaseLightning AI raises H200 GPU pricing 86%, cuts L40S to $2.14/hr
- May 25, 2026increaseLightning AI raises L40S interruptible GPU rates by $0.01/hr
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Did Lightning AI raise prices in June 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026 Lightning AI's pricing page showed 1 price cut: $0.64 → $0.52 (−19%).
What changed on Lightning AI's pricing page between Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026?
Price: $0.64 → $0.52 (−19%); GPU price: $1.29 → $2.19/GPU/hr (+70%); limit: No no free hours allocation → no free hours allocation, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 8, 2026 and Jun 15, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Lightning AI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Lightning AI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Lightning AI raises spot GPU prices, adds TPU compute option" on Jun 9, 2026; Lightning AI has been tracked since 2026-05-14.