Google Cloud alternatives, like-for-like
An alternative is only listed where it offers the same GPU model, the same form and the same tier as a Google Cloud offer. Cheaper does not mean equal: check reliability, region and data-out fees.
A100 80 GB SXM · Secure
Google Cloud: $5.07 per GPU-hr.
| Provider | $ / GPU-hr | vs Google Cloud | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperstack | $1.60 | −68% | |
| RunPod | $1.79 | −65% | |
| Crusoe | $2.30 | −55% | A100 80GB SXM |
| Verda (ex-DataCrunch) | $2.316 | −54% | |
| CoreWeave | $2.70 | −47% | per GPU-hour from the 8-GPU node price ($21.60) |
| Vultr | $2.80 | −45% | HGX A100, 8-GPU node |
| Lambda | $3.19 | −37% | 8x HGX A100 80 GB; announced price effective 2026-11-16 |
| AWS | $3.43 | −32% | p4de.24xlarge/8, 80GB, us-east-1 |
| Microsoft Azure | $4.10 | −19% | ND96amsr A100 v4/8, 80GB, East US |
H100 SXM · Secure
Google Cloud: $11.06 per GPU-hr.
| Provider | $ / GPU-hr | vs Google Cloud | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voltage Park | from $1.99 | −82% | FAQ: "starting at $1.99 an hour without a contract" |
| Vultr | from $2.30 | −79% | HGX H100, starting from; 8-GPU node |
| Hyperstack | $3.20 | −71% | |
| Jarvis Labs | $3.49 | −68% | |
| Crusoe | $3.90 | −65% | HGX H100; new price $4.50 from Dec 1, 2026 |
| RunPod | $3.99 | −64% | |
| Together AI | $3.99 | −64% | GPU Clusters, on-demand |
| DigitalOcean GPU Droplets | $4.41 | −60% | |
| Nebius | $4.50 | −59% | |
| Lambda | $4.59 | −58% | 8x HGX H100 instance; announced price effective 2026-11-16 |
| Verda (ex-DataCrunch) | $4.987 | −55% | |
| CoreWeave | $6.16 | −44% | per GPU-hour from the 8-GPU node price ($49.24) |
| AWS | $6.88 | −38% | p5.48xlarge/8, us-east-1 |
| Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $10.00 | −10% | BM.GPU.H100.8, flat per-GPU rate |
| Microsoft Azure | $12.29 | +11% | ND96isr H100 v5/8, East US |
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