AWS vs Google Cloud
AWS is cheaper on 3 of the 4 GPU configurations both providers list with on-demand pricing, updated 2026-10-12. Google Cloud still wins on one, its best case being the L4 at $0.560 vs $0.805. Platform facts come from each provider's documentation.
15.0% cheaper at AWS.
updated 2026-10-12. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
Google Cloud
cheaper on 1 of 4 sharedGoogle Cloud does not state node sizes.
Prices are per GPU-hour for the same GPU variant. Published node sizes are shown with their rates; whole-node costs differ when node sizes differ. These are listed rates, not a guarantee of stock.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-10-12)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | AWS | Google Cloud | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| L4 | $0.805single GPU | $0.560 | -$0.245 (-30.4%) Google Cloud |
| A100 SXM 40GB | $2.748-GPU node | $2.93 | -$0.189 (-6.4%) AWS |
| A100 SXM 80GB | $3.438-GPU node | $3.93 | -$0.497 (-12.7%) AWS |
| H200 (SXM) | $7.918-GPU node | $9.31 | -$1.40 (-15.0%) AWS |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Price diff is the per-GPU-hour saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side has no comparable recorded rate in our data, which is not proof that it does not offer the GPU. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
Only AWS lists these GPUs in our data
| GPU | AWS, $/GPU-hour |
|---|---|
| L40S | $1.86single GPU |
| H100 SXM | $6.888-GPU node |
Only Google Cloud lists these GPUs in our data
| GPU | Google Cloud, $/GPU-hour |
|---|---|
| Tesla T4 | $0.35 |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $1.10 |
| Tesla V100 | $2.48 |
| H100 | $9.80 |
| B200 | $16.11 |
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 is cheaper on 3 of the 4 GPU configurations both providers list, updated 2026-10-12. Google Cloud is cheaper on 1; 0 have equal rates. Compare the configuration you need.
The H200 (SXM): $7.91 per GPU-hour on AWS vs $9.31 on Google Cloud, a difference of $1.40 per hour, updated 2026-10-12.
We have an on-demand rate for 2 GPUs at AWS with no comparable recorded rate at Google Cloud: L40S, H100 SXM. At Google Cloud, 5 with no comparable recorded rate at AWS: Tesla T4, RTX PRO 6000, Tesla V100, H100, B200. A missing rate means our data has none, not that the provider cannot supply it.
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