AWS
vs
Crusoe
Both rent A100 to H200 GPUs with managed Kubernetes and VPS. AWS adds hundreds of services and Blackwell nodes worldwide, while Crusoe rents AMD MI300X with spot pricing from datacenters it builds.
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
- Offers both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs including H200, H100, and MI300X
- Focus on reliable infrastructure for enterprise workloads
- 450,000+ GPU datacenter with sustainable energy sourcing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 Crusoe offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 43% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
H200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
A100
6 configs · 7 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
L40S
24 configs · 7 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 19% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $3.45 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Crusoe bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Crusoe |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 5 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | crusoe.ai |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 17, 2026, and for Crusoe on Sept. 18, 2026.