AWS EC2 P5 alternatives
11 GPU cloud providers compared against AWS EC2 P5 on entry plan. AWS EC2 P5 is kept in the table and highlighted, because it is the number everything else here is measured against.
List prices checked
Ranked by entry plan
Cheapest first. "vs AWS EC2 P5" shows how many times cheaper or dearer each one is on the same axis.
| # | Service | Provider | entry plan | vs AWS EC2 P5 | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vast.ai H100 | Vast.ai | $1.65 | 4.6× cheaper | None |
| 2 | Together AI H100 | Together AI | $1.75 | 4.3× cheaper | None |
| 3 | Hyperstack H100 | Hyperstack | $1.90 | 4× cheaper | None |
| 4 | RunPod H100 | RunPod | $1.99 | 3.8× cheaper | None |
| 5 | Paperspace H100 | Paperspace | $2.24 | 3.4× cheaper | None |
| 6 | CoreWeave H100 | CoreWeave | $2.31 | 3.3× cheaper | None |
| 7 | Lambda H100 | Lambda | $2.49 | 3× cheaper | None |
| 8 | Modal H100 | Modal | $3.95 | 1.9× cheaper | None |
| 9 | Replicate H100 | Replicate | $5.04 | 1.5× cheaper | None |
| 10 | Google Cloud A3 | $6.98 | 1.1× cheaper | None | |
| 11 | Azure ND H100 v5 | Microsoft | $6.98 | 1.1× cheaper | None |
| 12 | AWS EC2 P5you are here | Amazon Web Services | $7.57 | — | None |
Source: Amazon Web Services pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Questions
- What is the best alternative to AWS EC2 P5 in 2026?
- On entry plan, Vast.ai H100 is the cheapest alternative — roughly 4.6× cheaper than AWS EC2 P5. Cheapest is not automatically best: check the free tier, the region list, and what each one does not charge for before switching.
- How many alternatives to AWS EC2 P5 are there?
- 11 in this dataset, all GPU cloud providers with published list prices. The table ranks every one of them on entry plan with AWS EC2 P5 highlighted in place, so you can see exactly where it sits rather than taking a "top 5" on trust.
- Is switching from AWS EC2 P5 worth it?
- It depends on which axis dominates your bill. Rented accelerators for training and inference, billed by the GPU-hour. The spread between the specialist hosts and the hyperscalers is the widest of any category on this site — often 3x to 5x for the identical card — because the specialists sell capacity and the hyperscalers sell it bundled with everything else. Run your own volumes through the comparison pages linked below before migrating — a provider that is cheaper per unit can still be more expensive for your particular usage shape.
- Are there free alternatives to AWS EC2 P5?
- None of the alternatives in this category publish a free tier. All of them bill from the first unit of usage.
Compare AWS EC2 P5 directly
- AWS EC2 P5 vs Vast.ai H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- AWS EC2 P5 vs Together AI H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- AWS EC2 P5 vs Hyperstack H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- AWS EC2 P5 vs RunPod H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- AWS EC2 P5 vs Paperspace H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- AWS EC2 P5 vs CoreWeave H100Side-by-side monthly cost