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Alibaba Cloud vs GPUaaS

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What's good about...

Alibaba Cloud logo Alibaba Cloud

  • Strong presence in Asia and over 3,000 points of presence (POPs) around the world
  • Extensive range of managed services and server configurations
  • Offers a solid range of GPU servers

GPUaaS logo GPUaaS

  • Access to wholesale rates (approx. 30% savings)
  • Inventory includes latest Blackwell (B200) & H200
  • Flexible terms: PAYG or long-term commitments
  • Powered by Hosted.ai for efficiency

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against GPUaaS?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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GPUaaS logo GPUaaS Pricing Details

Quote-based wholesale pricing. Claims ~30% lower cost than market average via elastic/shared resources.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr
GPUaaS GPUaaS
On request

Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
On-Demand

Available Models

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while GPUaaS offers 3.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)
GPUaaS GPUaaS
H200(1) B200(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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NVIDIA H200 from $2.20/hr, B200 from $3.40/hr, B300 from $3.80/hr
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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and GPUaaS offer:

Service Alibaba Cloud GPUaaS
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites

Company details

Website
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
GPUaaS GPUaaS
gpuaas.com
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
GPUaaS GPUaaS
United States of America
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
GPUaaS GPUaaS
2024
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
GPUaaS GPUaaS
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for GPUaaS on Feb. 12, 2026.

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Lyceum
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H200 from $2.20/hr, B200 from $3.40/hr, B300 from $3.80/hr
Per-second billing with no minimum commitment or vendor lock-in
Scale to 8,000 GPUs over InfiniBand for distributed AI training
Start now