What's good about...

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

Google Cloud logo 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 offers GPUs in the following configurations:

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

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 offers GPUs in the following configurations:

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
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

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Replicate on Sept. 25, 2024.