What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Gcore?

Amazon AWS and Gcore 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: Amazon AWS or Gcore?

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 Amazon AWS and Gcore?

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 8 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Gcore, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Gcore GPU & LLM API Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 8Both available: 4Amazon AWS: 7Gcore: 5

Showing 8 of 8 GPUs

Last updated: 8/27/2026, 7:44:06 AM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Gcore Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$2.74/hr 8x GPU	$1.47/hr★ Best	↑+$1.27(+86.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.47/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.27(+86.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$5.09(+285.3%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.79/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$5.09(+285.3%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.19/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.73(+148.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $3.19/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.73(+148.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Gcore	Not Available	$7.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Gcore
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Gcore $7.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Gcore
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$1.86/hr	$1.26/hr★ Best	↑+$0.60(+47.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.26/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.60(+47.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.53/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$2.74/hr 8x GPU	$1.47/hr★ Best	↑+$1.27(+86.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.47/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.27(+86.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$5.09(+285.3%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.79/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$5.09(+285.3%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.19/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.73(+148.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $3.19/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.73(+148.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Gcore	Not Available	$7.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Gcore
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Gcore $7.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Gcore
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSGcore	$1.86/hr	$1.26/hr★ Best	↑+$0.60(+47.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 Gcore $1.26/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.60(+47.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Gcore
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.53/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 8/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 51Both available: 0Amazon AWS: 51Gcore: 0

Showing 15 of 51 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 8/27/2026, 7:44:06 AM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Gcore	Input Diff ↕
Claude 3 Haiku Anthropic	$0.250 in $1.25 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.5 Haiku Anthropic	$0.800 in $4.00 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$1.10 in $5.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	$15.00 in $75.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	$5.50 in $27.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$5.50 in $27.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	$3.30 in $16.50 out	Not available	—
Gemma 3 12B Google	$0.090 in $0.290 out	Not available	—
Gemma 3 27B Google	$0.230 in $0.380 out	Not available	—
Gemma 3 4B Google	$0.040 in $0.080 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.7 Zhipu	$0.600 in $2.20 out	Not available	—
GLM-5 Zhipu	$1.00 in $3.20 out	Not available	—
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	$0.150 in $0.600 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

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

Gcore

Global Edge Footprint
GPU and inference workloads deployable across 50+ cloud locations and 210+ points of presence worldwide
Blackwell Ultra Systems
8-GPU B300 SXM servers and 72-GPU GB300 NVL72 racks offered alongside H200, H100, A100 and L40S
Everywhere Inference
Managed inference platform with autoscaling, fast cold starts and protected endpoints, billed on the compute time actually used
Bare-Metal and Virtual GPUs
Dedicated 8-GPU bare-metal clusters or single-GPU virtual machines, with multi-node clusters provisioned in a single API call and automatic InfiniBand setup
Private and Third-Party Deployments
AI Cloud Stack and Everywhere AI for running models on enterprise, third-party cloud or on-premises infrastructure

Pros & Cons

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

Gcore

Advantages

Wide global edge presence beyond typical neocloud regions
Access to Blackwell Ultra B300 and GB300 NVL72 systems
Combined CDN, networking and GPU stack from a single provider
Virtual GPU shelving preserves IPs and volumes at zero compute cost between runs

Considerations

Catalog spans many products beyond GPU compute, which can complicate pricing
GPU SKU availability varies meaningfully by region
Less GPU-specialized than dedicated training neoclouds

Compute Services

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

Gcore

GPU Cloud

Bare-metal GPU clusters and virtual GPU machines provisioned through the console or API

Everywhere Inference

Managed endpoints for running models across Gcore's global footprint

Pricing Options

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.

Gcore

Virtual GPU

Hourly billing for self-serve GPU virtual machines, charged only while the instance is powered on

Bare-Metal GPU Clusters

Dedicated 8-GPU servers and multi-node clusters, priced per configuration with hourly, monthly and yearly estimates in the GPU Cloud calculator

Everywhere Inference

Billing determined by the exact compute time used, measured down to the minute

Quote-Based Capacity

B300 and GB300 NVL72 systems, plus third-party cloud and on-premises deployments, are quoted by the sales team

Getting Started

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.

Gcore

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at the Gcore customer portal
2
Select GPU product
Choose between cloud GPU instances, bare-metal clusters, or the inference platform
3
Provision and connect
Launch via the portal or API and connect over SSH or supported orchestrators

Support & Global Availability

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.

Gcore

Global Regions

50+ cloud locations and 210+ points of presence worldwide; bare-metal GPU clusters are offered in a smaller subset of regions such as Luxembourg

Support

Documentation, API reference, help center, status page and technical support plans