Cirrascale
vs
Google Cloud
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
- BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
- 40+ data centers around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cirrascale | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | 4.9x more expensive on Cirrascale |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | 38% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $29.44 /mo | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Depends on service | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cirrascale and Google Cloud each offer 10 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 24 configs
|
$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $7.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 2.2x more expensive on Google Cloud |
|
B200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $11.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 2.3x more expensive on Google Cloud |
|
H200
4 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $7.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 50% cheaper on Cirrascale |
|
A100
12 configs · 36 configs
|
$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Within 5% |
MI300X
4 configs
|
$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
RTX A6000
4 configs
|
$0.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
MI455X
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
-- | $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
-- | $1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months); Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cirrascale | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 40 |
| Example customers | -- | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | cloud.google.com |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.