# GPUBank vs AWS (Amazon EC2)

> Amazon EC2 is the AWS compute service, with 18 GPU and accelerator models across 39 regions, billed per second. Prices here are us-east-1 on-demand rates per instance divided by the GPU count: the H100 costs $6.88 per GPU-hour, against $1.85 at GPUBank. AWS offers scale, managed services, a formal SLA and a full compliance portfolio; GPUBank costs less and includes IPv4 and all traffic in the GPU price.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-aws
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on AWS (Amazon EC2)'s own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- AWS (Amazon EC2): https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/, headquartered in Seattle, United States
- GPUBank: https://gpubank.io, GPU cloud billed per second at an all-in hourly price (vCPU, RAM, NVMe, one IPv4 and traffic included), prepaid balance topped up in crypto.

## Verdict

**Scale, services and compliance at AWS. A fraction of the price, all-in, at GPUBank.**

AWS fits teams that already run on AWS and need GPUs next to their data, inside their compliance scope, with EKS, SageMaker and UltraClusters around them. On the five GPUs both of us list, GPUBank costs 66 to 73 % less per GPU-hour, and AWS adds EBS storage, $0.005 per IPv4 address-hour and $0.09 per GB of egress after 100 GB a month. Capacity Blocks bring the AWS H100 to $5.19 per GPU-hour, still above GPUBank. AWS is paid by card or direct debit; GPUBank is topped up in crypto from $25.

Score over 26 points: GPUBank ahead on 9, even on 6, AWS (Amazon EC2) ahead on 11.

## Key facts

| Criterion | AWS (Amazon EC2) | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $6.88, p5 with 1 or 8 GPUs | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.38, AMD Radeon Pro V520 | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Stopped instance | EBS and public IPv4 keep billing | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | $0.08 per GB-month, EBS gp3 | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | $0.09 per GB after 100 GB a month | Included |
| Crypto payments | No | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Credit and debit cards | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 18 | 10 |
| Regions | 39 | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | Yes | No |
| Availability target | 99.99% region, 99.5% instance, credits | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 1/2/3, ISO 27001, HIPAA BAA | None published |
| Support | Not published | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | Seattle, United States | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT)

| GPU | AWS (Amazon EC2) | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXM | $14.24 (on demand) | $4.15 | -71 % |
| H200 SXM | $7.91 (on demand) | $2.49 | -69 % |
| H100 SXM | $6.88 (on demand) | $1.85 | -73 % |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $3.36 (on demand) | $1.15 | -66 % |
| L40S | $1.86 (on demand) | $0.55 | -70 % |

## When to pick AWS (Amazon EC2)

- 18 accelerator models, from T4 and L4 to B300 and GB200
- 39 regions and 124 availability zones
- 99.99% region-level and 99.5% instance-level SLA with credits
- SOC 1, 2 and 3, ISO 27001 and a HIPAA BAA
- EKS, SageMaker, EFA and UltraClusters up to 20,000 GPUs

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour, against $6.88 on demand
- IPv4 and all traffic included; AWS bills both
- Single H200, B200 and A100 GPUs; AWS sells these as 8-GPU instances
- Interruptible at a fixed -40 %; AWS Spot varies
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins, no card or phone check

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than AWS for an H100?

Yes. In us-east-1, AWS lists the p5 H100 at $6.88 per GPU-hour on demand, and from $5.19 as a Capacity Block. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included.

### How are AWS GPU prices compared here?

We take the us-east-1 Linux on-demand price of each instance and divide it by its GPU count. AWS prices vary by region. EBS storage, public IPv4 and egress are billed on top of those figures.

### Can I rent a single H200 or B200 on AWS?

Not on demand in us-east-1. The H200 and B200 come as 8-GPU instances; the H100 is the large GPU with a single-GPU size, p5.4xlarge. GPUBank rents every model from 1 to 8 GPUs.

### Which is better for compliance and uptime guarantees?

AWS. It publishes a 99.99% region-level and 99.5% instance-level SLA with service credits, and holds SOC 1, 2 and 3, ISO 27001 and a HIPAA BAA. GPUBank targets 99.9 % per region and publishes no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report.

### Does AWS accept crypto?

No. AWS takes credit and debit cards, and direct debit or invoicing for qualifying customers; PayPal is not accepted. Sign-up needs a card, a billing address and a phone check. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for AWS (Amazon EC2) and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.

## Sources

- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demand/: Billing model, data transfer prices, 100 GB free egress
- https://b0.p.awsstatic.com/pricing/2.0/meteredUnitMaps/ec2/USD/current/ec2-ondemand-without-sec-sel/US%20East%20(N.%20Virginia)/Linux/index.json: Hourly on-demand price per instance type
- https://website.spot.ec2.aws.a2z.com/spot.js: us-east-1 Linux Spot prices
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/pricing/: Spot mechanics, up to 90% off
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/capacityblocks/pricing/: Capacity Block rates
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/latest/instancetypes/ac.html: GPU model, count, memory per instance type
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/latest/instancetypes/pg.html: P3, G3 GPU specs
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/p5/: NVSwitch, EFA, UltraClusters, instance store
- https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/: Per-second billing, 60 s minimum
- https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/: gp3/gp2 prices
- https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/pricing/: Public IPv4 0.005 USD/hour
- https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/accepted-payment-methods: Cards, ACH, SEPA, Bacs, PayPal not accepted
- https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/create-and-activate-aws-account: Payment method, phone verification
- https://aws.amazon.com/compute/sla/: 99.99% / 99.5% SLA
- https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regions_az/: 39 regions, 124 AZs
- https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/: SOC, ISO, HIPAA BAA, DPA
- https://aws.amazon.com/free/: Up to 200 USD credits
- https://aws.amazon.com/agreement/: Headquarters

Prices change: check both providers before buying. AWS (Amazon EC2) is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with AWS (Amazon EC2).