What is the difference between Anthropic and Amazon AWS?

Anthropic and Amazon AWS are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Anthropic or Amazon AWS?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Anthropic and Amazon AWS?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 7 different GPU models across both Anthropic and Amazon AWS, with 0 models available from both providers.

Anthropic vs Amazon AWS GPU & LLM API Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 7Both available: 0Anthropic: 0Amazon AWS: 7

Showing 7 of 7 GPUs

Last updated: 8/10/2026, 11:40:57 PM

GPU Model ↑	Anthropic Price	Amazon AWS Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$1.01/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$6.88/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$7.91/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$0.80/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$0.53/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API

A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$1.01/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$6.88/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$7.91/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$0.80/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	Not Available	$0.53/hr★ Best	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Not Available Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price AWS EC2 Pricing API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 61Both available: 5Anthropic: 11Amazon AWS: 55

Showing 15 of 61 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 8/10/2026, 11:40:57 PM

Model ↑	Anthropic	Amazon AWS	Input Diff ↕
Claude 3 Haiku Anthropic	Not available	$0.250 in $1.25 out	—
Claude 3.5 Haiku Anthropic	Not available	$0.800 in $4.00 out	—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic	$10.00 in $50.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$1.00 in $5.00 out	$1.10 in $5.50 out	$0.100
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	$15.00 in $75.00 out	$15.00 in $75.00 out	$0.0000
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	$5.50 in $27.50 out	$0.500
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	$5.50 in $27.50 out	$0.500
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	$3.30 in $16.50 out	$0.300
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) Anthropic	$2.00 in $10.00 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

Anthropic

Claude Model Family
Access to the Claude model family including Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Haiku 4.5, plus the Mythos line
Claude Code
Agentic coding assistant in your terminal for enhanced development workflows
Claude Cowork
Collaborative workspace features for team projects and shared workflows
Claude Design
Design-focused product surface included with paid Claude plans
Claude Science
Customizable app for researchers that integrates common research tools and packages, produces auditable artifacts, and provides flexible access to computing resources
Claude Security
Security features and tools for enterprise security teams

Amazon AWS

Global Infrastructure
Extensive network of data centers across multiple regions worldwide
Pay-as-you-go Pricing
Flexible pricing model with no upfront commitments required
Advanced Security
Comprehensive security tools and compliance certifications
Auto Scaling
Automatically adjust resources based on demand
Integrated Services
Extensive ecosystem of services that work seamlessly together
Developer Tools
Comprehensive suite of tools for development, deployment, and management

Pros & Cons

Anthropic

Advantages

Clean API design with SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, and C#
200K token context window across all plans
Cost savings via prompt caching and the Batch API
Comprehensive documentation with quickstarts, courses, and a cookbook

Considerations

No image or video generation capabilities
Higher cost for top-tier Fable and Opus models
Closed source proprietary models

Amazon AWS

Advantages

Broad range of compute options including GPUs
Highly scalable and reliable infrastructure
Pay-as-you-go pricing with cost optimization tools
Extensive global network of data centers

Considerations

Complex pricing structure
Steep learning curve for new users
Potential for unexpected costs without proper management

Compute Services

Anthropic

Amazon AWS

Amazon EC2

Virtual servers in the cloud with a wide range of instance types.

Amazon ECS

Fully managed container orchestration service.

Support for Docker containers
Integration with other AWS services

Amazon EKS

Managed Kubernetes service for container orchestration.

Certified Kubernetes conformant
Integrates with AWS networking and security services

Pricing Options

Anthropic

Pay-per-token API

Per million token pricing for Claude models with competitive rates

Consumer Plans

Free, Pro, and Max subscription tiers for individual use, billed monthly or annually

Team Plans

Per-seat pricing with monthly or annual billing, central billing, and SSO

Enterprise Plans

Self-serve and sales-assisted per-seat pricing with advanced admin, security, and compliance features, also available via AWS Marketplace

Prompt Caching

90% savings on cached content with 5-minute and 1-hour options

Batch API

50% discount on all tokens for async processing

Amazon AWS

On-Demand Instances

Pay for compute capacity by the second with no long-term commitments.

Spot Instances

Use spare EC2 capacity at up to 90% off the On-Demand price.

Reserved Instances

Save up to 72% compared to On-Demand pricing with a 1 or 3-year commitment.

Savings Plans

Save up to 72% on compute usage with a 1 or 3-year commitment to a consistent amount of usage.

EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML

Reserve accelerated compute capacity for a future start date and a defined duration; billed as an upfront reservation fee plus an operating system fee.

Getting Started

Anthropic

Get Started

1
Create Console account
Sign up at platform.claude.com
2
Generate API key
Create an API key from Account Settings
3
Install SDK
pip install anthropic (Python) or npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk (TypeScript)
4
Make first API call
Call the Messages API endpoint with your API key

Amazon AWS

Get Started

1
Sign up for AWS
Create an AWS account to access the cloud platform.
2
Choose a compute service
Select from EC2, Lambda, or container services based on your workload needs.
3
Launch an instance
Configure and launch your first compute instance or container.
4
Set up security
Configure security groups and access controls for your resources.
5
Monitor and optimize
Use AWS CloudWatch and Compute Optimizer to monitor performance and reduce costs.

Support & Global Availability

Anthropic

Global Regions

150+ countries including US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, Japan. Available via direct API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry

Support

Documentation, Discord community, email support, Help Center, status page, and enterprise support options

Amazon AWS

Global Regions

39 geographic regions and 123 availability zones worldwide.

Support

Basic (free), Developer, Business, Enterprise support plans with varying response times and features. Extensive documentation, forums, and training resources.