Host DeepSeek-R1 on AWS
DeepSeek-R1 needs 8x 80GB+ GPUs, and AWS's current cheapest qualifying row is A100 SXM4 at $24.70/hr.
AWS rows that can host DeepSeek-R1
The cheapest tracked way to host DeepSeek-R1 on AWS is A100 SXM4 at $24.70/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $8.37/hr on Vast.ai, so AWS is $16.34/hr above the current floor.
| GPU | VRAM | Per GPU | Estimated hourly | Estimated monthly | Offers | Updated |
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| A100 SXM4 | 80GB | $3.09/hr | $24.70/hr | $18,033/mo | 4 |
Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data
4 offers · Jul 9, 2026
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| H100 SXM | 80GB | $6.88/hr | $55.04/hr | $40,179/mo | 2 |
Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data
2 offers · Jul 9, 2026
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| H200 | 141GB | $7.91/hr | $63.30/hr | $46,206/mo | 2 |
Jul 9, 2026
AWS public EC2 pricing data
2 offers · Jul 9, 2026
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Why this setup does or does not fit
8x 80GB+ GPUs
8x 80GB GPUs or larger, plus fast interconnects. Long prompts, batching, and KV cache can require extra headroom.
Frontier, cluster-only
Potentially exceptional reasoning quality, but this is an engineering program more than a plug-in model choice.
DeepSeek 671B
This is no longer a single-box deployment problem; networking, scheduling, and batching dominate.
DeepSeek-R1 on AWS FAQ
Can I host DeepSeek-R1 on AWS?
The cheapest tracked way to host DeepSeek-R1 on AWS is A100 SXM4 at $24.70/hr.
What GPU memory does DeepSeek-R1 need?
Our baseline for DeepSeek-R1 is 8x 80GB+ GPUs. The practical recommendation is 8x 80GB GPUs or larger, plus fast interconnects.
Is AWS the cheapest provider for DeepSeek-R1?
The overall tracked market floor is $8.37/hr on Vast.ai, so AWS is $16.34/hr above the current floor.
How fresh is this AWS DeepSeek-R1 cost page?
This page recalculates from the latest tracked on-demand rows. The freshest qualifying AWS row shown here is from Jul 9, 2026.