AWS vs RunPod
RunPod is cheaper than AWS on all 5 GPU configurations both providers list with on-demand pricing, updated 2026-10-11. The biggest gap is the H100 SXM: $3.99 on RunPod vs $6.88 on AWS. Platform facts come from each provider's documentation.
42.0% cheaper at RunPod.
updated 2026-10-11. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
RunPod
cheaper on 5 of 5 sharedRunPod does not state node sizes.
Prices are per GPU-hour for the same GPU variant. Published node sizes are shown with their rates; whole-node costs differ when node sizes differ. These are listed rates, not a guarantee of stock.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-10-11)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | AWS | RunPod | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| L4 | $0.805single GPU | $0.59 | -$0.215 (-26.7%) RunPod |
| L40S | $1.86single GPU | $1.09 | -$0.771 (-41.4%) RunPod |
| A100 SXM 80GB | $3.438-GPU node | $1.79 | -$1.64 (-47.8%) RunPod |
| H100 SXM | $6.888-GPU node | $3.99 | -$2.89 (-42.0%) RunPod |
| H200 (SXM) | $7.918-GPU node | $5.29 | -$2.62 (-33.1%) RunPod |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Price diff is the per-GPU-hour saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side has no comparable recorded rate in our data, which is not proof that it does not offer the GPU. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
Only AWS lists these GPUs in our data
| GPU | AWS, $/GPU-hour |
|---|---|
| A100 SXM 40GB | $2.748-GPU node |
Only RunPod lists these GPUs in our data
| GPU | RunPod, $/GPU-hour |
|---|---|
| RTX A4000 | $0.25 |
| RTX A5000 | $0.27 |
| RTX 3090 | $0.50 |
| A40 | $0.59 |
| RTX A6000 | $0.59 |
| RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell | $0.72 |
| L40 | $0.82 |
| RTX 4090 | $0.89 |
| RTX 6000 Ada | $0.99 |
| RTX 5090 | $1.19 |
| A100 PCIe 80GB | $1.79 |
| MI300X | $2.39 |
| RTX PRO 6000 Server | $2.49 |
| RTX PRO 6000 Workstation | $2.59 |
| H100 PCIe | $2.89 |
| H100 NVL | $3.19 |
| H200 NVL | $3.79 |
| MI350X | $5.49 |
| B200 | $7.99 |
| B300 | $8.99 |
Platform facts
| AWS | RunPod | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | per-second | per-second |
| Egress | $0.09/GB first 10TB after free tier | free |
| Storage /GB-mo | $0.08/GB-month gp3 example region | $0.10/GB/month volume disk; $0.07/GB/month network volume under 1TB |
| Spot offered | yes | not published |
| Reserved offered | yes self-serve | yes self-serve |
| Notebook support | one-click Jupyter | templates |
From each provider's documentation, updated 2026-07-07; sources on the fees matrix and enterprise matrix.
FAQ
RunPod is cheaper on 5 of the 5 GPU configurations both providers list, updated 2026-10-11. AWS is cheaper on 0; 0 have equal rates. Compare the configuration you need.
The H100 SXM: $3.99 per GPU-hour on RunPod vs $6.88 on AWS, a difference of $2.89 per hour, updated 2026-10-11.
We have an on-demand rate for 1 GPU at AWS with no comparable recorded rate at RunPod: A100 SXM 40GB. At RunPod, 20 with no comparable recorded rate at AWS: RTX A4000, RTX A5000, RTX 3090, A40, RTX A6000, RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell and 14 more. A missing rate means our data has none, not that the provider cannot supply it.
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