Google Cloud vs Paperspace
As of , Paperspace lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand; Google Cloud wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $5.39 (55%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Paperspace | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.41 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $5.39 (55%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.47 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $4.84 (52%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.18 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.75 (19%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $2.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.09 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.16 (5%) | Google Cloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $1.06 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.28 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.40 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.31 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and Paperspace, 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 H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $5.39 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) vs Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $4.84 (52%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) vs Paperspace $3.18 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.75 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Google Cloud $2.93 (us-central1) vs Paperspace $3.09 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $0.16 (5%) 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.
Data updated: