ROI / TCO calculator

Should you rent out your GPUs?

Monthly operating cash, the payback period on your hardware, and the occupancy you need to break even — after platform fees, power, financing, and depreciation. Live data.

GPU

GPUs in rig

GPU cost (each, $)

Gross rate ($/GPU-hr)

Power draw (W, each)

Electricity ($/kWh)

Utilization70%

Platform fee20%

Financing APR0%

Residual value at horizon40%

Horizon36 mo

Operating cash / month

$1,459

+$1,326/mo after depreciation

Payback

5 mo

to recover net capex

Break-even utilization

occupancy to cover the rig

Monthly breakdown

Gross revenue

$2,044

− Platform fee

-$409

− Power

-$176

Operating cash / month$1,459

− Depreciation

-$133

Economic profit / month$1,326

Cumulative net cash · full capex up front, 40% residual at resale (mo 36) · zero-crossing = payback

Reference points (community, self-reported): Vast RTX 5090 ~$0.30–0.60/GPU-hr; H100/H200 ~$2.15–4.00+. Live rental prices run ~25% above host take-home. Live data.