AWS
vs
Runpod
Both rent H100 and B200 GPUs on demand. AWS adds hundreds of managed services, while Runpod charges less per H100 hour and bills per second.
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
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 84% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 22% cheaper on Runpod |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 22% cheaper on Runpod |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 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 | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | Free and unlimited |
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 Runpod offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 15 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 62% cheaper on Runpod |
|
B300
1 config · 5 configs
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Runpod |
|
B200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 50% cheaper on Runpod |
|
H200
1 config · 6 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | 55% cheaper on Runpod |
|
A100
6 configs · 11 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on Runpod |
|
L40S
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on Runpod |
|
L4
30 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on Runpod |
|
V100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 94% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX PRO 4500
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | 71% cheaper on Runpod |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Runpod 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 | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 33 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 1, 2026.