Cloud GPU Cost Calculator for Engineering

Plan training runs with transparent, editable cost inputs. Model on demand, reserved, or spot pricing. Get totals, unit rates, and downloadable summaries instantly here.

Inputs

Used for labels and exports.
Any text label you prefer.
Apply regional price uplift to compute and storage.
Discount behavior can vary by model.
Savings vs on-demand (set 0 for none).
Preset rates are editable inputs.
Used to scale GPU hourly charges.
CPU/RAM/network portion of the instance.
Adjust to match your quoted price.
Scheduled runtime each day.
Project length or training window.
Accounts for idle time and under-use.
Retries, preemptions, setup, checkpoint overhead.
Applied to subtotal (compute+storage+egress).
Buffer for spikes, reruns, or scaling.

Storage

Charged using a pro-rated month fraction (days ÷ 30.437).
Persistent disks, volumes, SSD/HDD.
Use your provider’s tiered rate if known.
Datasets, checkpoints, logs, artifacts.
Often lower than block storage.

Network egress

Often the most surprising cost for data-heavy workflows.
Outbound traffic to internet or another region.
Use blended or tiered rate as needed.
Applied after support and contingency.

Display currency

Costs are computed in USD. You can also display totals in another currency.
Pick the label used in results.
Example: 1 USD → 280 PKR.
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Formula used

This calculator separates costs into compute, storage, egress, and add-ons. It then applies support, contingency, and tax.

Compute
planned_hours = hours_per_day × days
effective_hours = planned_hours × (utilization/100) × (1 + waste/100)
hourly_compute = instance_rate + (gpu_rate × num_gpus)
compute_cost = hourly_compute × effective_hours × region_multiplier × (1 − discount/100)
“Waste” helps model retries, preemption loss, and setup overhead.
Storage, egress, and totals
month_fraction = days ÷ 30.437
storage_monthly = (block_gb×block_price + object_gb×object_price) × region_multiplier
storage_cost = storage_monthly × month_fraction
egress_cost = egress_gb × egress_price
subtotal = compute_cost + storage_cost + egress_cost
support = subtotal × support_pct
contingency = subtotal × contingency_pct
tax = (subtotal + support + contingency) × tax_pct
grand_total = subtotal + support + contingency + tax

How to use this calculator

  1. Choose a pricing model and set your expected discount.
  2. Select a GPU model and confirm the hourly GPU rate.
  3. Enter GPUs, hours per day, days, utilization, and waste.
  4. Add storage sizes, storage prices, and expected egress.
  5. Include support, contingency, and tax if applicable.
  6. Press Calculate, then export CSV or PDF.

Example data table

Illustrative values only. Replace with your quoted rates and contract terms.

Example provider GPU GPU rate (USD/GPU-hr) Typical use
Provider A NVIDIA T4 (16GB) 0.45 Inference, prototypes, light finetuning
Provider B NVIDIA A10 (24GB) 1.20 Balanced training and inference workloads
Provider C NVIDIA A100 (40GB) 3.50 Large training runs, heavy compute
Provider D NVIDIA H100 (80GB) 6.75 Premium training, fastest turnaround

Compute drivers: GPU-hour economics

Compute spend is dominated by effective GPU-hours. The calculator adds a base instance rate to a per‑GPU rate, then multiplies by effective hours. For example, 4 GPUs at 3.50 USD/GPU‑hr plus 0.80 USD/hr base equals 14.80 USD/hr. If you run 8 hours/day for 14 days, planned hours are 112. With 70% utilization and 10% waste, effective hours become 86.24, and compute becomes about 1,276 USD before region and discounts.

Utilization and waste: turning schedules into reality

Engineering teams rarely achieve 100% utilization because jobs queue, data pipelines stall, and checkpoints pause training. Utilization models sustained load, while waste captures retries, preemptions, and setup time. A spot workflow might show 60% discount, but if preemptions push waste to 25%, savings shrink. Track utilization from monitoring, and set waste from incident logs to keep estimates aligned with operations.

Storage and egress: hidden line items

Datasets, checkpoints, and artifacts often outlive the compute window. This tool pro‑rates storage by days divided by 30.437, separating block and object tiers. Egress is modeled as GB times price per GB, which matters when exporting checkpoints, mirroring data across regions, or serving models externally. A 2 TB checkpoint export at 0.09 USD/GB adds 184.32 USD, even if compute is optimized.

Discount and region impacts: scenario comparison

Reserved and savings plans reduce the compute component through a discount multiplier, while the region multiplier scales compute and storage to reflect geographic uplifts. Compare at least three scenarios: on‑demand baseline, reserved for steady training, and spot for bursty experiments. Keep inputs consistent, then adjust only discount, waste, and utilization to see the true trade‑off between price and reliability.

Reporting outputs: making estimates actionable

Cost reviews move faster when assumptions are explicit. After calculating, export CSV for spreadsheets or PDF for approvals each quarter. Include provider label, GPU model, hours, utilization, storage sizes, and egress volume so stakeholders can reproduce results. Use cost per GPU‑hour and daily burn as KPIs to set budgets, define kill‑switch thresholds, and evaluate whether optimizations are worth the engineering time.

FAQs

1) What does utilization mean in this calculator?

Utilization is the share of scheduled time where GPUs do productive work. It reduces planned hours into effective hours, reflecting queueing, data stalls, and under-filled batches.

2) Why are there separate instance and GPU hourly rates?

Many GPU instances have a base charge for CPU, memory, and networking plus a GPU-specific charge. Splitting them helps you map quotes and test cheaper CPU footprints with the same GPU tier.

3) How should I model spot or preemptible interruptions?

Use a higher discount for spot pricing, then increase waste to represent retries and restarts. If preemptions also lower steady throughput, reduce utilization to match observed training logs.

4) Why is storage pro-rated using 30.437 days?

Providers bill storage monthly, but projects rarely run exactly one month. Using an average days-per-month value lets you estimate partial-month storage charges more smoothly across different project lengths.

5) Does the region multiplier change egress costs?

In this tool, the region multiplier applies to compute and storage only. Model egress separately using the egress price per GB and volume, since it often follows different regional or tiered rules.

6) What FX rate should I enter for the display currency?

Enter the number of local currency units per 1 USD. Use the same rate your finance team uses for budgeting, or a conservative rate for stress testing when currency volatility is a concern.

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