AWS L4 Pricing Options
All available L4 instance types on AWS, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 | g6.xlarge | On-Demand | $0.8048/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 4 vCPU | 16 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.2xlarge | On-Demand | $0.9778/hr | 1× GPU | 8 vCPU | 32 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.4xlarge | On-Demand | $1.3238/hr | 1× GPU | 16 vCPU | 64 GB |
| us-east-1 | gr6.4xlarge | On-Demand | $1.5268/hr | 1× GPU | 16 vCPU | 128 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.8xlarge | On-Demand | $2.0158/hr | 1× GPU | 32 vCPU | 128 GB |
| us-east-1 | gr6.8xlarge | On-Demand | $2.6028/hr | 2× GPU | 32 vCPU | 256 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.16xlarge | On-Demand | $3.3996/hr | 1× GPU | 64 vCPU | 256 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.12xlarge | On-Demand | $4.6016/hr | 4× GPU | 48 vCPU | 192 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.24xlarge | On-Demand | $6.6724/hr | 4× GPU | 96 vCPU | 384 GB |
| us-east-1 | g6.48xlarge | On-Demand | $13.3448/hr | 8× GPU | 192 vCPU | 768 GB |
About AWS L4 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 L4
- 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.
L4 Technical Overview
The L4 is a low-power (72W TDP) inference GPU designed for dense deployment. It provides strong INT8 and FP8 throughput relative to its power consumption and cost.
Pricing Analysis
AWS's cheapest L4 option starts at $0.8048/hr, which is 41% below the market average of $1.3641/hr. AWS currently offers on-demand pricing only for L4. This means no commitment required, but you won't access the deeper discounts available from reserved or spot pricing.
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: The L4 is one of the most cost-efficient GPUs for inference at scale. Multiple L4s often outperform a single expensive GPU on throughput-per-dollar for inference workloads.
Top Alternatives to AWS for L4
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest AWS L4 rate ($0.8048/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | $0.3356/hr | Spot | -58% cheaper vs AWS |
| RunPod | $0.4400/hr | On-Demand | -45% cheaper vs AWS |
| Google Cloud | $0.7000/hr | On-Demand | -13% cheaper vs AWS |
| GCP | $0.7081/hr | On-Demand | -12% cheaper vs AWS |
| OVHcloud | $0.9500/hr | On-Demand | +18% more vs AWS |
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