What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Impossible Cloud?

Amazon AWS and Impossible Cloud 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 Impossible Cloud?

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 Impossible Cloud?

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 11 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Impossible Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Impossible Cloud

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Amazon AWS and Impossible Cloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Amazon AWS GPUs

Impossible Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $3.05/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 11Both available: 3Amazon AWS: 7Impossible Cloud: 7

Showing 11 of 11 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 5:50:37 PM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Impossible Cloud 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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.01(+139.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.01(+139.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.43(+127.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.43(+127.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$1.86/hr	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.72(+63.2%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.72(+63.2%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.01(+139.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.01(+139.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.43(+127.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.43(+127.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSImpossible Cloud	$1.86/hr	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$0.72(+63.2%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.72(+63.2%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 55Both available: 0Amazon AWS: 55Impossible Cloud: 0

Showing 15 of 55 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 9/24/2026, 5:50:37 PM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Impossible Cloud	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	—
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$0.620 in $1.85 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 Flash Zhipu	$0.070 in $0.400 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.7 Zhipu	$0.600 in $2.20 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

Impossible Cloud

Bare Metal GPU Clusters
Dedicated NVIDIA systems without virtualization, from 2-GPU PCIe servers to 8-GPU SXM nodes and GB300 NVL72 racks, with InfiniBand or RoCE interconnect on larger clusters.
Published Term Pricing
Each listed cluster shows a per-GPU-hour rate for every available contract term, from one month to 60 months, along with region, node count and availability date.
Public Pricing Feed
The GPU offer list is published as an unauthenticated JSON feed, regenerated daily.
S3-Compatible Object Storage
Object storage compatible with the AWS S3 API, with no egress or API-call fees and no minimum storage duration.
Managed Inference
OpenAI-compatible inference endpoints for open-weight models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, gpt-oss, Nemotron), billed per million tokens; currently in early access.
Compliance
Headquartered in Germany with ISO 27001 certification and GDPR-aligned data handling in European data centers.

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

Impossible Cloud

Advantages

Per-GPU-hour rates published for every listed cluster and contract term
GPU compute and S3 object storage from one provider, so data and compute can sit in the same region
Dedicated bare metal hardware without virtualization
German headquarters and European data residency options

Considerations

No on-demand hourly rate; all GPU capacity is sold on committed terms
Many listed clusters have a future availability date rather than immediate capacity
Some listings show region, configuration or node count only on request

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

Impossible Cloud

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.

Impossible Cloud

Committed GPU Terms

Per-GPU-hour rates for contract terms from one month to 60 months; longer terms carry lower rates.

Storage Pay-as-you-go

Object storage billed per TB per month with no egress or API-call fees.

Storage Reserved Capacity

Discounted per-TB storage pricing for 1, 3 and 5 year capacity commitments, sold through partners.

Per-Token Inference

Managed inference billed per million tokens, with rates provided on request during early access.

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.

Impossible Cloud

Get Started

1
Browse Available Clusters
Filter the bare metal GPU listings by GPU model, region and contract term.
2
Request a Quote
Request a listed cluster or a custom configuration; quotes are sent by email.
3
Agree Term and Deployment
Confirm the contract term, region and start date for the cluster.
4
Manage in the Console
Use the Impossible Cloud management console for GPU servers and storage.

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.

Impossible Cloud

Global Regions

GPU clusters listed in EU, US and APAC regions; object storage in European and US data centers

Support

Customer support portal, knowledge base and documentation; regional consultants for quotes and deployment.