Google Cloud vs HPC-AI.COM
As of , HPC-AI.COM lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs HPC-AI.COM $7.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $8.61 (53%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  HPC-AI.COM | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.50 from captured Deploy ↗ | $8.61 (53%) | HPC-AI.COM |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.42 from captured Deploy ↗ | $7.38 (75%) | HPC-AI.COM |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.68 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.63 (71%) | HPC-AI.COM |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | HPC-AI.COM |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $1.06 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.28 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and HPC-AI.COM, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs HPC-AI.COM $7.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $8.61 (53%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs HPC-AI.COM $2.42 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $7.38 (75%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) vs HPC-AI.COM $2.68 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $6.63 (71%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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