Amazon Web Services vs RunPod
GPU Pricing Comparison
| GPU | Amazon Web Services $/hr | RunPod $/hr | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4000 | — | $0.58 | — |
| L4 | $0.80 | $0.69 | 14% with RunPod |
| aws-inferentia2 | $0.76 | — | — |
| A10G | $1.01 | — | — |
| RTX 4090 | — | $1.10 | — |
| RTX A6000 | — | $1.22 | — |
| RTX 5090 | — | $1.58 | — |
| L40S | — | $1.90 | — |
| A100 80GB SXM | $32.77 | $2.72 | 92% with RunPod |
| H100 SXM | $98.32 | $4.18 | 96% with RunPod |
| nvidia-h200 | — | $5.58 | — |
| nvidia-b200 | — | $8.64 | — |
Feature Comparison
FeatureAmazon Web ServicesRunPod
Provider TypeGPU CloudGPU Cloud
Billing Granularitysecondsecond
Autoscaling Yes Yes
SLA Uptime99.99%99.9%
Cold Start60s0s
Free Egress No Yes
Storage Cost$0.08/GB/mo$0.1/GB/mo
GPU Count13 offerings10 offerings
Models OfferedN/AN/A
Pros & Cons Summary
Amazon Web Services
Strengths
- +Higher SLA (99.99% vs 99.9%)
Weaknesses
- -Higher GPU pricing than RunPod on most shared GPUs
- -Egress fees apply
- -Slower cold start times
- -Less GPU variety (5 vs 10 GPU types)
RunPod
Strengths
- +Lower GPU pricing than Amazon Web Services on most shared GPUs
- +Free data egress
- +Faster cold start times
- +More GPU variety (10 vs 5 GPU types)
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