GPU cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud vs RunPod
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)
RunPod
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 · 3 plans listed
Best price per GB of VRAM: $0.014/GB VRAM per hour (RTX 4090)
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud or RunPod?
RunPod's cheapest listed plan is RTX 4090 at $0.34/hr; Alibaba Cloud's is ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge at $3.95/hr.
Which gives more for the money, Alibaba Cloud or RunPod?
On price per GB of VRAM, RunPod does best with RTX 4090 at $0.014/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 RunPod, 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)
RunPod
Everything from RunPodRTX 4090
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4090
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
A100 PCIe
- GPU
- NVIDIA A100 PCIe
- VRAM
- 80 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
H100 PCIe
- GPU
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe
- VRAM
- 80 GB
- Tier
- Community Cloud (spot, can be interrupted)
- Region
- 30+ regions
Alibaba Cloud against the rest
RunPod against the rest