GPU cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud vs CoreWeave
4 GPU instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Alibaba Cloud
from $3.95/hr
ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge · 1 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.16/GB VRAM per hour (ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge)
CoreWeave
from $18/hr
L40S (8x) · 3 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.034/GB VRAM per hour (A100 80GB (8x))
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud or CoreWeave?
Alibaba Cloud's cheapest listed plan is ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge at $3.95/hr; CoreWeave's is L40S (8x) at $18/hr.
Which gives more for the money, Alibaba Cloud or CoreWeave?
On price per GB of VRAM, CoreWeave does best with A100 80GB (8x) at $0.034/GB VRAM per hour; Alibaba Cloud's best is ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge at $0.16/GB VRAM per hour.
How many GPU instances does each offer here?
We list 1 for Alibaba Cloud and 3 for CoreWeave, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Alibaba Cloud
Everything from Alibaba Cloudecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlargeapprox
- GPU
- NVIDIA A10
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- Southeast Asia (Singapore)
CoreWeave
Everything from CoreWeaveL40S (8x)
- GPU
- NVIDIA L40S
- VRAM
- 384 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
A100 80GB (8x)
- GPU
- NVIDIA A100 SXM
- VRAM
- 640 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
HGX H100 (8x)
- GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM
- VRAM
- 640 GB
- Tier
- On-demand
- Region
- US
Alibaba Cloud against the rest
CoreWeave against the rest