Google Cloud vs Lium
As of , Google Cloud and Lium share 2 GPUs today, but on none do both list an on-demand rate: at least one side is community capacity or a marketplace floor, compared below and not counted. Not compared today: 2 more shared GPUs, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card, NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1 · GPU only) vs Lium $6.10 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Lium | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $6.10 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.48 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lium: thin market
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Lium: thin market
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.28 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and Lium, 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 · GPU only) vs Lium $6.10 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1 · GPU only) vs Lium $5.48 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
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.
Data updated: