What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Paperspace?

Amazon AWS and Paperspace 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 Paperspace?

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 Paperspace?

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 17 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Paperspace, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Paperspace

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Amazon AWS GPUs

Paperspace GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.59/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 17Both available: 2Amazon AWS: 8Paperspace: 11

Showing 15 of 17 GPUs

Last updated: 10/23/2026, 12:50:30 AM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Paperspace 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: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$3.09/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $3.09/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSPaperspace	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$3.18/hr★ Best	↑+$0.25(+7.9%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 Paperspace $3.18/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.25(+7.9%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSPaperspace	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$5.95/hr★ Best	↑+$0.93(+15.6%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 Paperspace $5.95/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.93(+15.6%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$7.91/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.86/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
Quadro P4000 8GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro P4000 8GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.51/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro P5000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro P5000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.78/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro RTX 4000 8GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.56/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro RTX 4000 8GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.56/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro RTX 5000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.82/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro RTX 5000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.82/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.76/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.76/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$1.38/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $1.38/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.94/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Paperspace
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.94/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace

A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$3.09/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $3.09/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSPaperspace	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$3.18/hr★ Best	↑+$0.25(+7.9%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 Paperspace $3.18/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.25(+7.9%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSPaperspace	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$5.95/hr★ Best	↑+$0.93(+15.6%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 Paperspace $5.95/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.93(+15.6%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Paperspace
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$7.91/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.86/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
Quadro P4000 8GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro P4000 8GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.51/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro P5000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro P5000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.78/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro RTX 4000 8GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.56/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro RTX 4000 8GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.56/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
Quadro RTX 5000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.82/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
Quadro RTX 5000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.82/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.76/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.76/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$1.38/hr★ Best	—	Paperspace
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $1.38/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Paperspace	Not Available	$0.94/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Paperspace
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Paperspace $0.94/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Paperspace

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 54Both available: 0Amazon AWS: 54Paperspace: 0

Showing 15 of 54 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/23/2026, 12:50:30 AM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Paperspace	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 Z.ai	$0.070 in $0.400 out	Not available	—
GLM-4.7 Z.ai	$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

Paperspace

Gradient Notebooks
Interactive Jupyter notebooks with a free tier, pre-configured templates, and access to powerful GPUs.
Gradient Deployments
Serve machine learning models as scalable API endpoints.
Core Machines
High-performance virtual machines with a wide variety of NVIDIA GPUs for demanding workloads.
Team Collaboration
Features for teams to collaborate on projects, including shared drives and SSO.
Persistent Storage
Offers persistent storage that can be shared across different machines and notebooks.
API and CLI
Programmatic access to the Paperspace platform to automate workflows.

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

Paperspace

Advantages

User-friendly interface and easy to get started
Wide range of NVIDIA GPU options
Free GPU and CPU plans for notebooks
Pay-per-second billing model

Considerations

Limited data center regions (US and Europe)
Some user reports of inconsistent customer support
Availability of high-end multi-GPU instances can be limited

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

Paperspace

Core GPU Instances

Virtual machines with a wide range of NVIDIA GPUs for various workloads.

Gradient Notebooks

Managed Jupyter notebooks for interactive development and experimentation.

Free CPU and GPU tiers
1-click launch with pre-configured templates

Gradient Deployments

A serverless product for deploying trained models as REST APIs.

Scalable and managed infrastructure
Integration with Gradient Notebooks and Workflows

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.

Paperspace

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.

Paperspace

Get Started

1
Create an Account
Sign up for a Paperspace account. You can start with a free plan.
2
Choose a Product
Select the product that best fits your needs, such as Gradient Notebooks for interactive development or Core Machines for more control.
3
Select a Template and Machine
Choose a pre-configured template for your desired framework and select a GPU or CPU instance.
4
Start Working
Launch your machine or notebook and begin building, training, or deploying your AI applications.

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.

Paperspace

Global Regions

Data centers are located in the US (Secaucus, NJ and Santa Clara, CA) and Europe (Amsterdam, NL).

Support

Support is available through a community forum, extensive documentation, and a support ticket system.