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Crusoe vs Google Cloud

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What's good about...

Crusoe logo Crusoe

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • 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

How do Crusoe's prices compare against Google Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Crusoe Crusoe
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Crusoe Crusoe
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

Crusoe logo Crusoe Pricing Details

Crusoe offers flexible pricing with on-demand, spot, and reserved options for GPU instances. Longer-term commitments (6-month to 3-year) provide cost savings. CPU instances are priced per core with different performance tiers available. Detailed machine specifications are available in their documentation.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Crusoe Crusoe
$0.40/hr
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$0.15/hr

Billing Options

Crusoe Crusoe
On-DemandSpot
Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Crusoe offers 9 GPU models, while Google Cloud offers 10.

Crusoe Crusoe
H100(2) A100(6) H200(1) L40S(2) B200(1) MI300X(2) GB200(1) A40(2) MI355X(1)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) H200(4) RTX Pro 6000(16) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Crusoe and Google Cloud offer:

Service Crusoe Google Cloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Crusoe Crusoe
crusoe.ai
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Headquarters
Crusoe Crusoe
United States of America
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America
Founded
Crusoe Crusoe
2018
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Data Center Locations
Crusoe Crusoe
2
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Example Customers
Crusoe Crusoe
Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

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Our data for Crusoe was last updated on Feb. 18, 2026, and for Google Cloud on June 23, 2026.

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