Google Cloud vs packet.ai
As of , packet.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $9.12 (57%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and packet.ai, 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $9.12 (57%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 (64%) | packet.ai |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | packet.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.40 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $9.12 (57%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $2.50 (64%) 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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