What's good about...

Amazon Web Services logo AWS

  • Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
  • Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
  • 30+ datacenter locations around the world

Packet·ai logo Packet·ai

  • Deploy GPUs in <5 minutes
  • Free, unlimited data egress
  • OpenAI-compatible API for inference
  • Based in EU, may ease compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do AWS's prices compare against Packet·ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$7.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$119.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Amazon Web Services AWS
$248.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$8.00 / mo 100 GB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$7.20 / mo 100 GB ($0.01 per 100 GB/hour)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.63 / mo 1 TB
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$22.57 / mo Network Load Balancer
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$57.59 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.82 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$36.26 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Free egress allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
100 GB / mo
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Amazon Web Services AWS
$0.19/hr
Packet·ai Packet·ai
$0.42/hr

Billing Options

Amazon Web Services AWS
On-DemandReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Packet·ai Packet·ai
On-DemandReserved (1mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (24mo)

Available Models

AWS offers 15 GPU models, while Packet·ai offers 6.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Packet·ai Packet·ai
packet.ai
Headquarters
Amazon Web Services AWS
United States of America
Packet·ai Packet·ai
United States of America
Founded
Amazon Web Services AWS
2006
Packet·ai Packet·ai
2026
Data Center Locations
Amazon Web Services AWS
31
Packet·ai Packet·ai
3
Example Customers
Amazon Web Services AWS
Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro
Packet·ai Packet·ai
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Our data for AWS was last updated on June 20, 2026, and for Packet·ai on June 20, 2026.