Model provider cost

Host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on AWS

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct needs 1x 80GB+ GPU, and AWS's current cheapest qualifying row is A100 SXM4 at $3.09/hr.

1x 80GB+ GPU 72B params Premium multilingual Tongyi Qianwen License
Cheapest on this provider
$3.09/hr
A100 SXM4
Monthly estimate
$2,254/mo
730 hours at the current median
VRAM baseline
80GB
1x 80GB+ GPU
Qualifying rows
3
Updated Jun 21, 2026

AWS rows that can host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

The cheapest tracked way to host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on AWS is A100 SXM4 at $3.09/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $1.00/hr on Vast.ai, so AWS is $2.09/hr above the current floor.

GPU VRAM Per GPU Estimated hourly Estimated monthly Updated
A100 SXM4 80GB $3.09/hr $3.09/hr $2,254/mo Jun 21, 2026
H100 SXM 80GB $6.88/hr $6.88/hr $5,022/mo Jun 21, 2026
H200 141GB $7.91/hr $7.91/hr $5,776/mo Jun 21, 2026

Why this setup does or does not fit

VRAM floor

1x 80GB+ GPU

1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for healthier serving margins. Long prompts, batching, and KV cache can require extra headroom.

Model quality

Premium multilingual

Premium open-weight quality with wide language coverage, but it firmly lives in 80GB-class infrastructure.

Operational note

Qwen 72B

Best suited to teams that want premium open-weight quality with wide language coverage.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on AWS FAQ

Can I host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on AWS?

The cheapest tracked way to host Qwen2.5 72B Instruct on AWS is A100 SXM4 at $3.09/hr.

What GPU memory does Qwen2.5 72B Instruct need?

Our baseline for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 1x 80GB+ GPU. The practical recommendation is 1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for healthier serving margins.

Is AWS the cheapest provider for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

The overall tracked market floor is $1.00/hr on Vast.ai, so AWS is $2.09/hr above the current floor.

How fresh is this AWS Qwen2.5 72B Instruct cost page?

This page recalculates from the latest tracked on-demand rows. The freshest qualifying AWS row shown here is from Jun 21, 2026.

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