AWS
vs
Lightning AI
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
- Billed by the second, interruptible machines 50-80% off
- Studios move between its own cloud, AWS, GCP, Lambda and Nebius
- Owned H100, B200 and GB300 fleet in US datacenters
- Bring your own AWS or GCP account and spend cloud credits
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Lightning AI | 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 | $10.00 /mo 100 GB (Drive) · First 10 GB free | 20% cheaper on AWS |
| 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 publicly 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 Lightning AI offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Lightning AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $9.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on AWS |
|
H200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 43% cheaper on Lightning AI |
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A100
6 configs · 8 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Lightning AI |
|
L40S
24 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on AWS |
|
L4
30 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
T4
21 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Lightning AI 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 | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, AWS and GCP clouds only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | AWS and GCP clouds only |
| 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 | Lightning AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | -- |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Nvidia, Cursor, Cisco, Runway, Supercell, Stability AI, Black Forest Labs |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | lightning.ai |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Lightning AI on Oct. 28, 2026.