What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Scaleway?

Amazon AWS and Scaleway 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 Scaleway?

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 Scaleway?

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 9 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Scaleway, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Scaleway

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Amazon AWS GPUs

Scaleway GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.32/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 9Both available: 3Amazon AWS: 8Scaleway: 4

Showing 9 of 9 GPUs

Last updated: 10/5/2026, 8:44:27 PM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Scaleway 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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$3.43/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$3.22/hr★ Best	↑+$3.66(+113.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Scaleway $3.22/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.66(+113.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$8.42/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $8.42/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$0.80/hr★ Best	$0.88/hr	↓$0.08(9.0%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.08(9.0%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$1.86/hr	$1.65/hr★ Best	↑+$0.21(+12.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.21(+12.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
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: 10/5/2026 ★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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$3.43/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$6.88/hr 8x GPU	$3.22/hr★ Best	↑+$3.66(+113.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 Scaleway $3.22/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.66(+113.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$8.42/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $8.42/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$0.80/hr★ Best	$0.88/hr	↓$0.08(9.0%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.08(9.0%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSScaleway	$1.86/hr	$1.65/hr★ Best	↑+$0.21(+12.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.21(+12.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Scaleway Instances API
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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 61Both available: 3Amazon AWS: 56Scaleway: 8

Showing 15 of 61 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/5/2026, 8:44:27 PM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Scaleway	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

Scaleway

GPU Instances
L4, L40S, H100 (PCIe and SXM) and B300-SXM (Blackwell) GPU instances in configurations from 1 to 8 GPUs.
Generative APIs
Serverless, pay-per-token access to hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, plus dedicated GPU deployments for models that need isolated capacity.
Bare Metal
Dedibox dedicated servers and cloud-integrated Elastic Metal alongside GPU and virtual instance compute.
Managed Kubernetes
Kapsule and Kosmos managed Kubernetes offerings for containerized workloads.
EU Data Sovereignty
Infrastructure across multiple multi-availability-zone European regions, with data residency in the EU.
Automation Tooling
Console, API, CLI and Terraform provider for provisioning and lifecycle automation.

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

Scaleway

Advantages

GPU lineup spanning L4 through B300-SXM (Blackwell) in 1-8 GPU configurations
Two inference paths: serverless per-token Generative APIs and dedicated GPU deployments for the same model catalog
European headquarters with data residency across multiple multi-AZ EU regions
Free tier for trying Generative APIs, including a token allowance and audio transcription minutes

Considerations

On-demand hourly pricing only; no reserved or spot pricing published for GPU Instances
Some GPU types are limited to specific availability zones
Faster support response times require a paid support plan

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

Scaleway

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.

Scaleway

On-demand GPU Instances

Hourly per-instance billing for L4, L40S, H100 and B300-SXM configurations, with no reserved or spot options.

Generative APIs - Serverless

Pay-per-token billing for hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, with a discount for Batches API requests.

Generative APIs - Dedicated Deployment

Hourly billing by GPU resource type for isolated model hosting.

Bare Metal

Dedibox and Elastic Metal dedicated servers, billed separately from GPU compute.

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.

Scaleway

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up in the Scaleway console and complete identity verification.
2
Choose a region
Select an availability zone; some GPU types are limited to specific zones.
3
Launch a GPU Instance or call a Generative API
Provision a GPU Instance from the console, API, CLI or Terraform, or call a hosted model through the Generative APIs.
4
Connect and deploy
Connect to the running instance, or integrate the API endpoint into an application.
5
Monitor usage and get support
Track consumption in the console and reach support via ticket, with paid plans offering hotline access.

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.

Scaleway

Global Regions

GPU Instances span multiple multi-availability-zone regions in Europe; Generative APIs (serverless and dedicated) are currently served from the Paris region.

Support

24/7 ticket support included on every plan; paid Advanced, Business and Enterprise tiers add hotline access, faster response times and, on Enterprise, a dedicated technical account manager. Additional resources include documentation, a community Slack and a public status page; support is offered in English and French.