Google Cloud vs Paperspace
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.
As of , Paperspace lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 4 GPUs both offer; Google Cloud wins on 1. On the priciest shared card, 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 | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only | $4.41 GPU Droplets | $5.39 (55%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA H200 | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only | $4.47 GPU Droplets | $4.84 (52%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only | $3.18 Paperspace | $0.75 (19%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $2.93 us-central1 · GPU only | $3.09 Paperspace | $0.16 (5%) | Google Cloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $1.06 | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.31 | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.43 | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.31 | — |
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: