Rent out your GPU on Lium
To rent out your GPU on Lium, sign up at provider.lium.io with an e-mail or Google account, run the one install command the portal prints on your Ubuntu machine, and Lium lists it for renters who pay by the second: you keep 95% of every rental, and a qualifying GPU earns idle pay for the hours nobody rents it.
Over the last 30 days one RTX 4090 earned $307, an RTX 5090 $413 and an H100 $1,315 ($10,521 for an 8-GPU server) a month on Lium, measured across every provider: rentals, idle pay and rented extra together.
What one GPU earns in a month
| GPU | Earned per GPU-month | Average rental price | Time rented | Listed now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B300 SXM6 AC | $5,891 | $8.50/hr | 81% | 233 |
| B300 SXM6 PC | $4,759 | $9.02/hr | 34% | 40 |
| B200 | $4,176 | $6.07/hr | 72% | 93 |
| H200 | $3,053 | $4.01/hr | 89% | 163 |
| H100 80GB HBM3 | $1,315 | $1.96/hr | 73% | 391 |
| H100 PCIe | $1,141 | $1.89/hr | 62% | 8 |
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | $1,066 | $1.44/hr | 87% | 182 |
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition | $883 | $1.24/hr | 80% | 19 |
| A100-SXM4-80GB | $754 | $1.21/hr | 66% | 62 |
| RTX 6000 Ada Generation | $568 | $0.78/hr | 79% | 51 |
| RTX 5090 | $413 | $0.57/hr | 81% | 258 |
| RTX A6000 | $343 | $0.42/hr | 96% | 80 |
| L40S | $315 | $0.38/hr | 97% | 70 |
| RTX 4090 | $307 | $0.44/hr | 83% | 109 |
| RTX 3090 | $132 | $0.18/hr | 79% | 103 |
| RTX 5060 Ti | $54 | $0.16/hr | 48% | 1 |
Measured over the 30 days to 2026-10-21: rentals, idle pay and rented extra per GPU, averaged over every provider of the model. Source: provider-economics JSON
Requirements
- An NVIDIA GPU, RTX 30, 40 or 50 series up to H100, H200, B200 and B300; one model per node.
- Ubuntu 24.04 (or 22.04 with the HWE kernel), the NVIDIA driver, Docker and Sysbox.
- A public IP, at least 100 Mbit/s download, ports 8080 and 2200 open.
- At least 8 GB of RAM and 150 GB of disk; 1.5 times the GPU memory in disk for idle pay.
- A Secure node that drops a rental pays 48 hours of that rental's price; list a machine you cannot keep stable as Spot.
How you are paid
- Rental fees: 95% of what renters pay, every day at 17:00 UTC for the day two days earlier.
- In USDT on Ethereum (minimum $5, 5% conversion fee) or as Subnet 51 alpha.
- Idle pay and rented extra: added every tempo, about 72 minutes, while Discord is connected.
Steps
- Sign up at provider.lium.io with an e-mail or Google account and connect Discord.
- Install Sysbox on the GPU machine with the one-line script from the node quickstart.
- Add Node in the portal, copy the install command it prints and run it on the machine.
- Add a payout address in Settings, Payout. The node is listed in about 20 minutes.
Lium vs Vast.ai hosting vs RunPod Secure Cloud
| Lium | Vast.ai hosting | RunPod Secure Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who can list | Any supported NVIDIA GPU machine, e-mail or Google sign-up | Any machine; data center status needs ISO 27001 and a minimum server count | Vetted Tier 3 and Tier 4 data centers with SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS |
| What you are paid | 95% of the rental price, plus idle pay while unrented | The rate you set; Vast.ai sets the renter price | - |
| Payouts | Daily, $5 USDT minimum | Weekly invoices on Fridays, $20 minimum, first payout up to two weeks | - |
Sources: Lium payouts · Vast.ai hosting · Vast.ai host payouts · RunPod security and compliance. Read 20 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How can I rent out my GPU and earn money?
To rent out your GPU on Lium, sign up at provider.lium.io with an e-mail or Google account, run the one install command the portal prints on your Ubuntu machine, and Lium lists it for renters who pay by the second: you keep 95% of every rental, and a qualifying GPU earns idle pay for the hours nobody rents it. Over the last 30 days one RTX 4090 earned $307, an RTX 5090 $413 and an H100 $1,315 ($10,521 for an 8-GPU server) a month on Lium, measured across every provider: rentals, idle pay and rented extra together.
How much does an RTX 4090 earn on Lium?
One RTX 4090 earned $307 a month on average over the last 30 days: $253 from rentals at an average $0.44 per GPU-hour, $16 idle pay and $38 rented extra. GPUs of this model were rented 83% of the time, and 109 are listed now.
How much does an RTX 5090 earn on Lium?
One RTX 5090 earned $413 a month on average over the last 30 days: $320 from rentals at an average $0.57 per GPU-hour, $41 idle pay and $52 rented extra. GPUs of this model were rented 81% of the time, and 258 are listed now.
How much does an H100 server earn on Lium?
One H100 earned $1,315 a month on average over the last 30 days: $987 from rentals at an average $1.96 per GPU-hour, $200 idle pay and $128 rented extra. GPUs of this model were rented 73% of the time, and 391 are listed now. An 8-GPU H100 server earned $10,521 a month.
Do I earn when nobody rents my GPU?
Yes. A listed GPU that is not rented earns idle pay at a rate Lium sets per GPU model. To qualify, connect Discord in the Provider Portal, price the node at or under the model’s soft limit, give it disk of at least 1.5 times its total GPU memory, and run 1 or 8 GPUs per node or turn on GPU splitting.
How and when are GPU providers paid on Lium?
Rental fees (95% of what renters pay) are paid every day at 17:00 UTC for the day two days earlier, in USDT on Ethereum (minimum $5, 5% conversion fee) or as Subnet 51 alpha. Idle pay and rented extra are added every tempo, about 72 minutes. An account created with an e-mail address or Google is paid in USDT once it adds a payout address.
Lium vs Vast.ai hosting vs RunPod Secure Cloud: where should I list my GPUs?
List on Lium if you want daily payouts and pay for idle hours: rental fees arrive every day with a $5 USDT minimum, and a qualifying idle GPU still earns. Vast.ai hosts are invoiced weekly on Fridays, with a $20 minimum and up to two weeks to the first payout (Vast.ai host payout docs). RunPod Secure Cloud runs only in vetted Tier 3 and Tier 4 data centers that meet SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS (RunPod security docs), so a GPU machine at home cannot list there; on Lium it can.
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