Google Cloud vs Vast.ai
As of , Google Cloud and Vast.ai share 5 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 Vast.ai $10.25 (Multi-GPU machines · floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Vast.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $10.25 Multi-GPU machines · floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.07 Multi-GPU machines · floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $2.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.42 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $2.48 us-west4 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 21 providers · lowest Hikube $0.27 GPU only | $0.56 us-east4 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 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 H100 SXM: Vast.ai: thin market
- NVIDIA H200: Vast.ai: thin market
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 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 Vast.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.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1 · GPU only) vs Vast.ai $10.25 (Multi-GPU machines · floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1 · GPU only) vs Vast.ai $1.07 (Multi-GPU machines · floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Google Cloud $2.93 (us-central1 · GPU only) vs Vast.ai $0.42 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA V100: Google Cloud $2.48 (us-west4 · GPU only) vs Vast.ai $0.11 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA L4: Google Cloud $0.56 (us-east4 · GPU only) vs Vast.ai $0.36 (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.
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