Abundant supply on decentralized marketplaces like Vast.ai and community platforms has anchored A100 rental rates near $1.00–$1.25 per GPU-hour at the end of October 2026, with on-demand medians across providers clustering in that band and spot listings often dipping below. Continued availability of Ampere-era hardware, alongside migration of high-demand workloads to newer Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, has eased pricing pressure despite ongoing AI training and inference needs. Trader consensus reflects this stability, as recent cross-provider data shows typical effective costs holding steady without sharp spikes or drops in the final days of the month. A sudden surge in large-model demand or major supply disruption could still push rates outside the range before resolution.