What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Vast.ai?

Amazon AWS and Vast.ai 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 Vast.ai?

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 Vast.ai?

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 59 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Vast.ai, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Vast.ai

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Amazon AWS GPUs

Vast.ai GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $2.04/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 59Both available: 7Amazon AWS: 8Vast.ai: 58

Showing 15 of 59 GPUs

Last updated: 10/16/2026, 3:08:26 AM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Vast.ai 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: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.53/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.53/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.93/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.93/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSVast.ai	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$1.06/hr★ Best	↑+$2.37(+224.9%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 Vast.ai $1.06/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.37(+224.9%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWSVast.ai	$2.74/hr 8x GPU	$0.67/hr★ Best	↑+$2.08(+310.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 Vast.ai $0.67/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.08(+310.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.40/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$2.93/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $2.93/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$2.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Vast.ai
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $2.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.53/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.53/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.93/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.93/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSVast.ai	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$1.06/hr★ Best	↑+$2.37(+224.9%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 Vast.ai $1.06/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.37(+224.9%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWSVast.ai	$2.74/hr 8x GPU	$0.67/hr★ Best	↑+$2.08(+310.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 Vast.ai $0.67/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.08(+310.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.40/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$2.93/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $2.93/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$2.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Vast.ai
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $2.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/15/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 56Both available: 0Amazon AWS: 56Vast.ai: 0

Showing 15 of 56 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/16/2026, 3:08:26 AM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Vast.ai	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

Vast.ai

Real-Time GPU Pricing
Prices set by supply and demand across the platform with no list prices or hidden fees
Three Deployment Options
GPU Cloud for full control, Serverless for zero-ops inference, Clusters for large-scale training
Developer-Focused Tools
CLI, Python SDK, and REST API for programmatic GPU provisioning, installed together via a single package
Agent-Ready Provisioning
API-native workflow intended for AI agents to search, procure, and release compute autonomously
Model Library and Templates
Prebuilt templates for popular open-source models, plus custom templates any GPU can run with one click
Flexible Infrastructure
Scale from a small starting balance to 20,000 GPUs across 40+ data centers without contracts or minimums

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

Vast.ai

Advantages

Significant cost savings with supply-demand pricing
Flexible pricing with on-demand, interruptible, and reserved options
Real-time transparent pricing with no hidden fees
Docker ecosystem for quick software deployment

Considerations

Primarily focused on Linux-based Docker instances
Performance may vary across different community providers
Learning curve for users unfamiliar with marketplace-based pricing

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

Vast.ai

GPU Cloud

On-demand instances across 40+ data centers and 20,000+ GPUs

Serverless

Deploy models as endpoints with autoscaling to zero

Clusters

Dedicated multi-node GPU clusters with InfiniBand networking

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.

Vast.ai

On-Demand

Guaranteed uptime with per-second billing. Best for production workloads.

Interruptible

50%+ cheaper preemptible instances. Best for fault-tolerant batch training.

Reserved

Up to 50% off with 1, 3, or 6 month commitments. Guaranteed capacity with volume discounts.

Serverless

Endpoint rates billed only for compute time, with no charge while workers are scaled to zero.

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.

Vast.ai

Get Started

1
Add credit and get your API key
Add credit and grab an API key from the console. No contracts, no sales calls.
2
Search GPUs
Filter by model, VRAM, price, and availability via the console or API
3
Deploy
Launch instances in seconds. Scale up or down programmatically.

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.

Vast.ai

Global Regions

40+ data centers with global coverage including community and enterprise providers

Support

24/7 support chat in the console, email support at contact@vast.ai, Discord community, and documentation covering the CLI, SDK, and REST API