GPU cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud vs Lambda

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)

Lambda

from $1.99/hr

A100 (1x, 40GB) · 3 plans listed

Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.024/GB VRAM per hour (GH200 (1x))

Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud or Lambda?

Lambda's cheapest listed plan is A100 (1x, 40GB) at $1.99/hr; Alibaba Cloud's is ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge at $3.95/hr.

Which gives more for the money, Alibaba Cloud or Lambda?

On price per GB of VRAM, Lambda does best with GH200 (1x) at $0.024/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 Lambda, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.

Alibaba Cloud

Everything from Alibaba Cloud

ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlargeapprox
GPU
NVIDIA A10
VRAM
24 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
Southeast Asia (Singapore)
$3.95/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

Lambda

Everything from Lambda

A100 (1x, 40GB)
GPU
NVIDIA A100
VRAM
40 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
US
$1.99/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
GH200 (1x)
GPU
NVIDIA GH200
VRAM
96 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
US
$2.29/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
H100 SXM (1x)
GPU
NVIDIA H100 SXM
VRAM
80 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
US
$4.29/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

Alibaba Cloud against the rest

Lambda against the rest

How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price per GB of VRAM. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.