RunPod vs AWS

Round by round

1. Round 1The cheapest H100RunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $1.99

   H100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($2.89 on Secure Cloud)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   $6.88

   p5.48xlarge $55.04/hr for 8x H100 = $6.88 per GPU-hour, on-demand, US East

   • $5.19, against $1.99

   Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2The cheapest A100RunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $1.19

   A100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($1.59 on Secure Cloud)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   $2.74

   worked out from $21.958 an hour for a p4d.24xlarge with eight A100s

   • $2.74, against $1.19

   Source: instances.vantage.sh ↗

   RunPod wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

3. Round 3The cheapest H200RunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $3.59

   H200 on Community Cloud ($4.59 on Secure Cloud)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   Not stated

   Claimed '$47.76/hr = $5.97/GPU' unverifiable; no such price published.

   • $5.97, against $3.59

   Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4What it costs to get your data outRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   No egress fees

   no charge for data in or out of pods

   Source: docs.runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   First 100 GB free, then $0.09 per GB

   data transfer out to the internet

   • First 100 GB free, then $0.09 per GB, against No egress fees

   Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5What customers say on TrustpilotRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   3.8 out of 5

   TrustScore from 315 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   AWS5/10

   1.3 out of 5

   TrustScore from 429 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.3 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

6. Round 6What storage costs per monthRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $0.07/GB-mo (network volume)

   Pods on-demand (price shown on pricing page)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   $0.08/GB-mo (EBS gp3)

   EC2 on-demand, US East (N. Virginia), Linux

   • $0.08/GB-mo (EBS gp3), against $0.07/GB-mo (network volume)

   Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the published sources say.

7. Round 7Whether GPUs can run serverlessRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   Yes

   Pods on-demand (price shown on pricing page)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   AWS5/10

   No GPUs in Serverless Inference

   EC2 on-demand, US East (N. Virginia), Linux

   • No GPUs in Serverless Inference, against Yes

   Source: docs.aws.amazon.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Top ratedRunPod

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AWS

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Overall score

7.4

Best

6.3

Price

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The cheapest H100

7.6

6.3

The cheapest A100

7.6

6.1

What it costs to get your data out

7.8

6.1

How many places it runs

6.0

6.2

How cheap you can start

6.8

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Head-to-head findings

The cheapest H100

$1.99

$6.88

The cheapest A100

$1.19

$2.74

What it costs to get your data out

No egress fees

First 100 GB free, then $0.09 per GB

How many places it runs

31 regions

39

How cheap you can start

$0.34/hr

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What customers say on Trustpilot

3.8 out of 5

1.3 out of 5

How precisely you are billed

Billed by the second

Per-second, 60-second minimum

What storage costs per month

$0.07/GB-mo (network volume)

$0.08/GB-mo (EBS gp3)

Record

Head-to-head record

7–1

3–4

Head-to-heads won

88 %

43 %

Rounds won

77 %

37 %

Pros

• H100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($2.89 on Secure Cloud)
• A100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($1.59 on Secure Cloud)

• AWS Regions
• worked out from $41.528 an hour for a p5.48xlarge with eight H100s, US regions
• worked out from $47.76 an hour for a p5e.48xlarge with eight H200s

Cons

• $1.99, against $0.90
• $1.19, against $0.35
• $0.34, against $0.13
• 31 regions, against 500+ locations

• $5.19, against $1.99
• $2.74, against $1.19
• $5.97, against $3.59
• First 100 GB free, then $0.09 per GB, against No egress fees

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