AWS
vs
Cerebrium
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | 70% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | 38% cheaper on Cerebrium |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Cerebrium offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
B200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 26% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
H200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 47% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
A100
6 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Cerebrium |
|
L40S
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
L4
30 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
T4
21 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on AWS |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A10
4 configs
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Cerebrium bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AWS | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 3 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.cerebrium.ai |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Cerebrium on Oct. 1, 2026.