GPU cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026

Alibaba Cloud vs Paperspace

3 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)

Paperspace

from $1.89/hr

RTX A6000 · 2 plans listed

Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.039/GB VRAM per hour (RTX A6000)

Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud or Paperspace?

Paperspace's cheapest listed plan is RTX A6000 at $1.89/hr; Alibaba Cloud's is ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge at $3.95/hr.

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

On price per GB of VRAM, Paperspace does best with RTX A6000 at $0.039/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 2 for Paperspace, 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

Paperspace

Everything from Paperspace

RTX A6000approx
GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
VRAM
48 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
US
$1.89/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05
H100approx
GPU
NVIDIA H100
VRAM
80 GB
Tier
On-demand
Region
US
$5.95/hrVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

Alibaba Cloud against the rest

Paperspace 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.