AWS V100 Pricing Options
All available V100 instance types on AWS, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 | p3.2xlarge | On-Demand | $3.0600/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | 8 vCPU | 61 GB |
| us-east-1 | p3.8xlarge | On-Demand | $12.2400/hr | 4× GPU | 32 vCPU | 244 GB |
| us-east-1 | p3.16xlarge | On-Demand | $24.4800/hr | 8× GPU | 64 vCPU | 488 GB |
| us-east-1 | p3dn.24xlarge | On-Demand | $31.2120/hr | 8× GPU | 96 vCPU | 768 GB |
About AWS V100 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 V100
- 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.
V100 Technical Overview
The V100 was the first GPU with Tensor Cores and pioneered mixed-precision training. While outdated for new training workloads, it remains functional for inference and fine-tuning of smaller models.
Pricing Analysis
AWS's cheapest V100 option starts at $3.0600/hr, which is 95% above the market average of $1.5674/hr. AWS currently offers on-demand pricing only for V100. 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: V100 is the cheapest enterprise GPU available, often under $1/hr. Best for teams with strict budget constraints who can work within its 16–32 GB memory limit.
Top Alternatives to AWS for V100
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest AWS V100 rate ($3.0600/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | $0.1356/hr | Spot | -96% cheaper vs AWS |
| RunPod | $0.1700/hr | Spot | -94% cheaper vs AWS |
| TensorDock | $0.3500/hr | Spot | -89% cheaper vs AWS |
| Lambda Labs | $0.7900/hr | On-Demand | -74% cheaper vs AWS |
| FluidStack | $0.8000/hr | On-Demand | -74% cheaper vs AWS |
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