GCP vs Replicate

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

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
Strong community and developer tooling
40+ data centers around the world

Replicate

Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
Train and deploy custom models using Cog

Price comparison

How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Replicate?

Example configuration	Google Cloud	Replicate
VM Small	$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
VM Medium	$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
VM Large	$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)	--
Block Storage	$4.10 / mo 100 GB	--
Object Storage	$24.93 / mo 1 TB	--
Load Balancer	$29.44 / mo	--
Managed PostgreSQL	$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage	--
Managed Redis®*	$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)	--
Serverless 25M Executions	$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration	--
Free egress allowance	Depends on service	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)	--

GCP GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
g2-standard-4	1x L4	24GB	4	16GB	$0.71	Source
g2-standard-8	1x L4	24GB	8	32GB	$0.85	Source
g2-standard-12	1x L4	24GB	12	48GB	$1.00	Source
g2-standard-16	1x L4	24GB	16	64GB	$1.15	Source
g2-standard-32	1x L4	24GB	32	128GB	$1.73	Source
g2-standard-24	2x L4	48GB	24	96GB	$2.00	Source
a2-highgpu-1g	1x A100	40GB	12	85GB	$3.67	Source
g2-standard-48	4x L4	96GB	48	192GB	$4.00	Source
a2-highgpu-2g	2x A100	80GB	24	170GB	$7.35	Source
g2-standard-96	8x L4	192GB	96	384GB	$8.00	Source
a2-highgpu-4g	4x A100	160GB	48	340GB	$14.69	Source
a2-highgpu-8g	8x A100	320GB	96	680GB	$29.39	Source
a2-megagpu-16g	16x A100	640GB	96	1360GB	$55.74	Source
a3-ultragpu-8g	8x H200	1128GB	224	2952GB	On Request	Source
a4-highgpu-8g	8x B200	1440GB	224	3968GB	On Request	Source
a3-megagpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-1g	1x H100	80GB	26	234GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-2g	2x H100	160GB	52	468GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-4g	4x H100	320GB	104	936GB	On Request	Source
a3-highgpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	Source
a3-edgegpu-8g	8x H100	640GB	208	1872GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-1g	1x A100	80GB	12	170GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-2g	2x A100	160GB	24	340GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-4g	4x A100	320GB	48	680GB	On Request	Source
a2-ultragpu-8g	8x A100	640GB	96	1360GB	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x1	1x T4	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x2	2x T4	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-t4-x4	4x T4	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x1	1x P4	8GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x2	2x P4	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p4-x4	4x P4	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x1	1x V100	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x2	2x V100	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x4	4x V100	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-v100-x8	8x V100	128GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x1	1x P100	16GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x2	2x P100	32GB	--	--	On Request	Source
n1-p100-x4	4x P100	64GB	--	--	On Request	Source

Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.

Replicate GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
Nvidia T4	1x T4	16GB	4	16GB	$0.81	Source
Nvidia A40 (Small)	1x A40	48GB	4	16GB	$2.07	Source
Nvidia A40 (Large)	1x A40	48GB	10	72GB	$2.61	Source
Nvidia A100 (40GB)	1x A100	40GB	10	72GB	$4.14	Source
Nvidia A100 (80GB)	1x A100	80GB	10	144GB	$5.04	Source
2x Nvidia A40 (Large)	2x A40	96GB	20	144GB	$5.22	Source
2x Nvidia A100 (40GB)	2x A100	80GB	20	144GB	$8.28	Source
2x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	2x A100	160GB	20	288GB	$10.08	Source
4x Nvidia A40 (Large)	4x A40	192GB	40	288GB	$10.44	Source
4x Nvidia A100 (40GB)	4x A100	160GB	40	288GB	$16.56	Source
4x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	4x A100	320GB	40	576GB	$20.16	Source
8x Nvidia A40 (Large)	8x A40	384GB	48	680GB	$20.88	Source
8x Nvidia A100 (80GB)	8x A100	640GB	80	960GB	$40.32	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

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

Service	Google Cloud	Replicate
Block Storage		--
Content Delivery Network (CDN)		--
Container Registry		--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer		--
Managed Containers		--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL		--
Managed PostgreSQL		--
Managed Redis®*		--
Object Storage		--
Serverless Cron Jobs		--
Serverless Functions		--
Static Sites		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Google Cloud	Replicate
Website	cloud.google.com	replicate.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2008	2019
Data Center Locations	40	--
Example Customers	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank	BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro

	Google Cloud
Website	cloud.google.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2008
Data Center Locations	40
Example Customers	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

	Replicate
Website	replicate.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2019
Data Center Locations	--
Example Customers	BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro