AWS H100 Pricing Options
All available H100 instance types on AWS, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 | p5.48xlarge (8x H100) | Reserved | $19.2200/hr Cheapest | 8× GPU | 192 vCPU | 2048 GB |
| us-east-1 | p5.48xlarge | On-Demand | $98.3200/hr | 8× GPU | 192 vCPU | 2048 GB |
| us-east-1 | p5e.48xlarge | On-Demand | $108.0000/hr | 8× GPU | 192 vCPU | 2048 GB |
About AWS H100 Cloud Pricing
Amazon Web Services dominates the GPU cloud market with the broadest instance family portfolio and deepest regional coverage. AWS GPU instances run on custom Nitro hypervisors with dedicated hardware tenancy options.
Why Choose AWS for H100
- Widest regional availability (30+ regions)
- Savings Plans and Reserved Instances for 1–3 year commitments
- Tight integration with SageMaker, Bedrock, and EKS for ML pipelines
- Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) for multi-node training
Best suited for: Enterprise teams running production ML pipelines who need SLA guarantees, compliance certifications (HIPAA, SOC2, FedRAMP), and deep AWS ecosystem integration.
H100 Technical Overview
The H100 SXM5 variant with NVLink delivers up to 3.35 TB/s aggregate GPU-to-GPU bandwidth, making it the standard for large-scale distributed training. The PCIe variant trades interconnect bandwidth for broader server compatibility.
Pricing Analysis
AWS's cheapest H100 option starts at $19.2200/hr, which is 427% above the market average of $3.6501/hr. AWS offers on-demand and reserved pricing for H100. Reserved commitments typically save 20–35% over on-demand rates for workloads running 500+ hours per month.
Note: AWS pricing is typically 15–40% higher than specialized GPU clouds, but the ecosystem depth and enterprise support often justify the premium for production workloads.
Market context: H100 is the most in-demand GPU in the cloud market as of 2026. Prices have stabilized after the 2024 shortage, but availability still varies significantly by provider and region.
Top Alternatives to AWS for H100
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest AWS H100 rate ($19.2200/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | $1.4900/hr | Spot | -92% cheaper vs AWS |
| Corvex | $1.5900/hr | Reserved | -92% cheaper vs AWS |
| DataCrunch | $1.6500/hr | Spot | -91% cheaper vs AWS |
| CoreWeave | $1.7900/hr | Reserved | -91% cheaper vs AWS |
| Shadeform | $1.7900/hr | On-Demand | -91% cheaper vs AWS |
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