AWS vs RunPod
AWS and RunPod do not currently list any matching GPU configurations with recorded on-demand pricing, so there is no direct price head-to-head today. The table below shows what each offers, updated 2026-10-02. Platform facts come from each provider's documentation.
Prices are per GPU-hour. Rows match exact GPU variants and published node minimums. When node count is not reported, confirm the required configuration before comparing whole-job costs. These are listed rates, not a guarantee of stock.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-10-02)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | AWS | RunPod | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX A4000 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.25 | – |
| RTX A5000 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.27 | – |
| L4 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.49 | – |
| A40 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.49 | – |
| RTX 3090 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.50 | – |
| RTX A6000 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.53 | – |
| RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell · node count not reported | not offered | $0.72 | – |
| RTX 4090 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.74 | – |
| L4 · 1× minimum | $0.805 | not offered | – |
| L40 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.82 | – |
| RTX 6000 Ada · node count not reported | not offered | $0.84 | – |
| RTX 5090 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.99 | – |
| L40S · node count not reported | not offered | $1.09 | – |
| A100 PCIe 80GB · node count not reported | not offered | $1.59 | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · node count not reported | not offered | $1.59 | – |
| L4 · 8× minimum | $1.67 | not offered | – |
| L40S · 1× minimum | $1.86 | not offered | – |
| RTX PRO 6000 Server · node count not reported | not offered | $2.09 | – |
| RTX PRO 6000 Workstation · node count not reported | not offered | $2.19 | – |
| MI300X · node count not reported | not offered | $2.39 | – |
| A100 SXM 40GB · 8× minimum | $2.74 | not offered | – |
| H100 PCIe · node count not reported | not offered | $2.89 | – |
| H100 NVL · node count not reported | not offered | $3.19 | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · 8× minimum | $3.43 | not offered | – |
| H100 SXM · node count not reported | not offered | $3.49 | – |
| L40S · 8× minimum | $3.77 | not offered | – |
| H200 NVL · node count not reported | not offered | $3.79 | – |
| H200 (SXM) · node count not reported | not offered | $4.59 | – |
| MI350X · node count not reported | not offered | $5.49 | – |
| B200 · node count not reported | not offered | $6.79 | – |
| H100 SXM · 8× minimum | $6.88 | not offered | – |
| B300 · node count not reported | not offered | $7.89 | – |
| H200 (SXM) · 8× minimum | $7.91 | not offered | – |
Lowest recorded on-demand rate per configuration; highlighted = cheaper. Price diff is the absolute and percent saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side has no matching configuration in the collected rates. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
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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
AWS lists 8 GPU configurations with on-demand pricing that RunPod does not: L4 · 1× minimum, L4 · 8× minimum, L40S · 1× minimum, A100 SXM 40GB · 8× minimum, A100 SXM 80GB · 8× minimum, L40S · 8× minimum and 2 more. RunPod lists 25 that AWS does not: RTX A4000 · node count not reported, RTX A5000 · node count not reported, L4 · node count not reported, A40 · node count not reported, RTX 3090 · node count not reported, RTX A6000 · node count not reported and 19 more.
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