Host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on Lambda
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct needs 1x 80GB+ GPU, and Lambda's current cheapest qualifying row is A100 SXM4 at $1.99/hr.
Lambda rows that can host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
The cheapest tracked way to host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on Lambda is A100 SXM4 at $1.99/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $1.05/hr on Vast.ai, so Lambda is $0.94/hr above the current floor.
| GPU | VRAM | Per GPU | Estimated hourly | Estimated monthly | Offers | Updated |
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| A100 SXM4 | 80GB | $1.99/hr | $1.99/hr | $1,453/mo | 2 |
Jul 9, 2026
Lambda Labs instance types API
2 offers · Jul 9, 2026
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| H200 | 141GB | $2.29/hr | $2.29/hr | $1,672/mo | 1 |
Jul 2, 2026
Lambda Labs instance types API
1 offer · Jul 2, 2026
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| H100 PCIE | 80GB | $3.29/hr | $3.29/hr | $2,402/mo | 1 |
Jul 7, 2026
Lambda Labs instance types API
1 offer · Jul 7, 2026
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| H100 SXM | 80GB | $4.19/hr | $4.19/hr | $3,059/mo | 9 |
Jul 9, 2026
Lambda Labs instance types API
9 offers · Jul 9, 2026
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| B200 | 192GB | $6.99/hr | $6.99/hr | $5,103/mo | 1 |
Jun 28, 2026
Lambda Labs instance types API
1 offer · Jun 28, 2026
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Why this setup does or does not fit
1x 80GB+ GPU
1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for healthier serving margins. Long prompts, batching, and KV cache can require extra headroom.
Premium multilingual
Premium open-weight quality with wide language coverage, but it firmly lives in 80GB-class infrastructure.
Qwen 72B
Best suited to teams that want premium open-weight quality with wide language coverage.
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on Lambda FAQ
Can I host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on Lambda?
The cheapest tracked way to host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on Lambda is A100 SXM4 at $1.99/hr.
What GPU memory does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct need?
Our baseline for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 1x 80GB+ GPU. The practical recommendation is 1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for healthier serving margins.
Is Lambda the cheapest provider for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?
The overall tracked market floor is $1.05/hr on Vast.ai, so Lambda is $0.94/hr above the current floor.
How fresh is this Lambda Qwen2.5 72B Instruct cost page?
This page recalculates from the latest tracked on-demand rows. The freshest qualifying Lambda row shown here is from Jul 9, 2026.