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AWS vs CoreWeave

AWS provides comprehensive cloud services with GPU options, while CoreWeave specializes exclusively in high-performance GPU infrastructure with access to latest NVIDIA hardware.

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What's good about...

Amazon Web Services logo AWS

  • Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
  • Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
  • 30+ datacenter locations around the world

CoreWeave logo CoreWeave

  • Access to latest NVIDIA GPU generations
  • Kubernetes-native cloud platform for easy orchestration
  • Transparent pricing with up to 60% savings on reserved capacity
  • Purpose-built for AI and ML workloads

Price comparison

How do AWS's prices compare against CoreWeave?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$7.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$119.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Amazon Web Services AWS
$248.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$8.00 / mo 100 GB
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.63 / mo 1 TB
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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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.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$22.57 / mo Network Load Balancer
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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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.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$57.59 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.82 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$36.26 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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Free egress allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
100 GB / mo
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Amazon Web Services AWS
$0.19/hr
CoreWeave CoreWeave
$0.78/hr

Billing Options

Amazon Web Services AWS
On-DemandReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
CoreWeave CoreWeave
On-DemandSpot

Available Models

AWS offers 15 GPU models, while CoreWeave offers 10.

Amazon Web Services AWS
H100(6) A100(6) H200(1) L40S(24) B200(1) RTX Pro 6000(6) V100(6) L4(24) B300(1) T4(21)
View all 15 GPUs
CoreWeave CoreWeave
H100(2) A100(2) H200(2) L40S(2) B200(2) RTX Pro 6000(2) B300(1) L40(2) GB200(1) GH200(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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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that AWS and CoreWeave offer:

Service AWS CoreWeave
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Amazon Web Services AWS
aws.amazon.com
CoreWeave CoreWeave
coreweave.com
Headquarters
Amazon Web Services AWS
United States of America
CoreWeave CoreWeave
United States of America
Founded
Amazon Web Services AWS
2006
CoreWeave CoreWeave
2017
Data Center Locations
Amazon Web Services AWS
31
CoreWeave CoreWeave
13
Example Customers
Amazon Web Services AWS
Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro
CoreWeave CoreWeave
Jane Street, OpenAI, MistralAI, NovelAI

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Our data for AWS was last updated on June 11, 2026, and for CoreWeave on June 11, 2026.

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