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AWS vs Hexabyte: Pricing, Specs, Strengths & Weaknesses

Side-by-side comparison of GPU compute pricing, regions, billing models, and strengths for AWS and Hexabyte. Rates sourced from public APIs — verify current availability and billing terms before purchasing.

Overview

Attribute
Provider type
Hyperscaler
Specialist
Founded
2006
2022
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Europe
Billing model
On-demand, Reserved (1yr/3yr), Spot, Savings Plans
On-demand (hourly)
Min commitment
None (on-demand)
None
Support tier
Basic → Enterprise
Standard
Regions
5 regions
1 regions

Strengths & Best For

AWS

AWS EC2 P5 instances are powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs (up to 8× H100, 640 GB HBM3, 3,200 Gbps EFA networking). P5e and P5en instances use NVIDIA H200 GPUs (up to 8× H200, 1,128 GB HBM3e). P5en adds Gen5 PCIe and third-generation EFA for 35% lower latency. All three families deploy in EC2 UltraClusters scaling to 20,000 GPUs with petabit-scale nonblocking networking delivering 20 exaflops aggregate. SageMaker HyperPod manages resilient training clusters at any scale. Amazon Bedrock provides serverless access to DeepSeek v3.2, MiniMax, Kimi 3, Z.AI GLM 5, and Writer Palmyra. 30+ global regions with enterprise SLAs.

Strengths
  • P5/P5e/P5en: H100 and H200 in UltraClusters up to 20,000 GPUs
  • 20 exaflops aggregate compute in EC2 UltraClusters
  • 3,200 Gbps EFA networking with GPUDirect RDMA
  • SageMaker HyperPod for resilient distributed training
  • Amazon Bedrock: serverless access to DeepSeek, MiniMax, Kimi, GLM, Palmyra
  • 30+ global regions with enterprise SLAs and compliance certifications
Weaknesses
  • Highest on-demand GPU rates among all providers
  • Complex pricing — on-demand vs reserved vs spot vs savings plans
  • GPU quota increases require support tickets and can take days
Best For
Hyperscale AI training requiring 1,000+ GPUsEnterprise workloads needing compliance (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2)Teams already invested in the AWS ecosystemProduction ML inference via SageMaker
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Hexabyte

Hexabyte is a cloud provider offering VPS and object storage with no egress fees, making it a cost-effective option for teams that need compute and storage without the bandwidth costs that inflate bills on major cloud providers. While primarily a VPS and storage provider, Hexabyte's no-egress-fee model makes it attractive for data-intensive AI workloads that require frequent data transfer between compute and storage.

Strengths
  • No egress fees on VPS and object storage
  • Cost-effective for data-intensive workloads
  • Simple pricing model
  • European infrastructure
Weaknesses
  • Limited GPU catalog — primarily VPS and storage
  • Smaller provider with limited scale
  • Less mature ecosystem vs major providers
Best For
Teams wanting VPS + storage with no egress costsData-intensive workloads with high transfer requirementsCost-conscious European teams
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Region Coverage

AWS — 5 regions
us-east-1us-west-2eu-west-1ap-southeast-1ap-northeast-1

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Key differences

AWS

P5 (H100), P5e/P5en (H200), UltraClusters up to 20,000 GPUs — hyperscale AI infrastructure

Hexabyte

VPS and object storage with no egress fees

AttributeAWSHexabyte
Provider typehyperscalerspecialist
Billing modelOn-demand, Reserved (1yr/3yr), Spot, Savings PlansOn-demand (hourly)
Min commitmentNone (on-demand)None
Regions5 (us-east-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, +2)1 (EU)
Support tierBasic → EnterpriseStandard
Best forHyperscale AI training requiring 1,000+ GPUs, Enterprise workloads needing compliance (HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2)Teams wanting VPS + storage with no egress costs, Data-intensive workloads with high transfer requirements
Founded / HQ2006 · Seattle, WA2022 · Europe