AWS vs Google Cloud
AWS and Google Cloud do not currently list any matching GPU configurations with recorded on-demand pricing, so there is no direct price head-to-head today. The table below shows what each offers, updated 2026-10-02. Platform facts come from each provider's documentation.
Google Cloud
Prices are per GPU-hour. Rows match exact GPU variants and published node minimums. When node count is not reported, confirm the required configuration before comparing whole-job costs. These are listed rates, not a guarantee of stock.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-10-02)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | AWS | Google Cloud | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla T4 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.35 | – |
| L4 · node count not reported | not offered | $0.560 | – |
| L4 · 1× minimum | $0.805 | not offered | – |
| RTX PRO 6000 (unspecified) · node count not reported | not offered | $1.10 | – |
| L4 · 8× minimum | $1.67 | not offered | – |
| L40S · 1× minimum | $1.86 | not offered | – |
| Tesla V100 (unspecified) · node count not reported | not offered | $2.48 | – |
| A100 SXM 40GB · 8× minimum | $2.74 | not offered | – |
| A100 SXM 40GB · node count not reported | not offered | $2.93 | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · 8× minimum | $3.43 | not offered | – |
| L40S · 8× minimum | $3.77 | not offered | – |
| A100 SXM 80GB · node count not reported | not offered | $3.93 | – |
| H100 SXM · 8× minimum | $6.88 | not offered | – |
| H200 (SXM) · 8× minimum | $7.91 | not offered | – |
| H200 (SXM) · node count not reported | not offered | $9.31 | – |
| H100 (unspecified) · node count not reported | not offered | $9.80 | – |
| B200 · node count not reported | not offered | $16.11 | – |
Lowest recorded on-demand rate per configuration; highlighted = cheaper. Price diff is the absolute and percent saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side has no matching configuration in the collected rates. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
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Platform facts
| AWS | Google Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | per-second | not recorded |
| Egress | $0.09/GB first 10TB after free tier | not recorded |
| Storage /GB-mo | $0.08/GB-month gp3 example region | not recorded |
| Spot offered | yes | not recorded |
| Reserved offered | yes self-serve | not recorded |
| Notebook support | one-click Jupyter | not recorded |
From each provider's documentation, updated 2026-07-07; sources on the fees matrix and enterprise matrix.
FAQ
AWS lists 8 GPU configurations with on-demand pricing that Google Cloud does not: L4 · 1× minimum, L4 · 8× minimum, L40S · 1× minimum, A100 SXM 40GB · 8× minimum, A100 SXM 80GB · 8× minimum, L40S · 8× minimum and 2 more. Google Cloud lists 9 that AWS does not: Tesla T4 · node count not reported, L4 · node count not reported, RTX PRO 6000 (unspecified) · node count not reported, Tesla V100 (unspecified) · node count not reported, A100 SXM 40GB · node count not reported, A100 SXM 80GB · node count not reported and 3 more.
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