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AWS vs Crusoe

AWS offers GPU instances as part of its extensive cloud platform, while Crusoe specializes specifically in AI-optimized infrastructure. AWS provides broader cloud services but Crusoe offers more specialized AI infrastructure.

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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

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Price comparison

How do AWS's prices compare against Crusoe?

VM Small

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

VM Medium

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

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)
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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)
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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)
Crusoe Crusoe
--

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
Crusoe Crusoe
--

Free egress allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
100 GB / mo
Crusoe Crusoe
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)
Crusoe Crusoe
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Crusoe logo Crusoe Pricing Details

Crusoe offers flexible pricing with on-demand, spot, and reserved options for GPU instances. Longer-term commitments (6-month to 3-year) provide cost savings. CPU instances are priced per core with different performance tiers available. Detailed machine specifications are available in their documentation.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Amazon Web Services AWS
$0.19/hr
Crusoe Crusoe
$0.40/hr

Billing Options

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

Available Models

AWS offers 15 GPU models, while Crusoe offers 9.

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
Crusoe Crusoe
H100(2) A100(6) H200(1) L40S(2) B200(1) MI300X(2) GB200(1) A40(2) MI355X(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that AWS and Crusoe offer:

Service AWS Crusoe
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
Crusoe Crusoe
crusoe.ai
Headquarters
Amazon Web Services AWS
United States of America
Crusoe Crusoe
United States of America
Founded
Amazon Web Services AWS
2006
Crusoe Crusoe
2018
Data Center Locations
Amazon Web Services AWS
31
Crusoe Crusoe
2
Example Customers
Amazon Web Services AWS
Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro
Crusoe Crusoe
Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for AWS was last updated on June 9, 2026, and for Crusoe on Feb. 18, 2026.

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Thunder Compute
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
No commitments, billed per minute, SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
Hot swappable hardware, templates for ComfyUI and Ollama
One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
Try now