Google Cloud logo Google Cloud vs Replicate logo Replicate

What's good about each

  • 40+ regions across 26 countries
  • BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
  • TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
  • Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
  • 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

Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.

Service Google Cloud Replicate Difference
Small VM $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) -- Not listed
Medium VM $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) -- Not listed
Large VM $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) -- Not listed
Block storage $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) -- Not listed
Object storage $42.13 /mo 1 TB -- Not listed
PostgreSQL $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) -- Not listed
Redis $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) -- Not listed
Load balancer $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer -- Not listed
Serverless $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) -- Not listed
Egress allowance 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) -- Not listed
Egress $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) -- Not listed

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

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Replicate offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU Google Cloud Replicate Difference
Nvidia logo H100 15 configs · 4 configs $11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand 50% cheaper on Replicate
Nvidia logo H200 3 configs · 4 configs $4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand Different terms
Nvidia logo A100 36 configs · 4 configs $3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand $5.04 /GPU/hr On-demand 26% cheaper on Google Cloud
Nvidia logo T4 48 configs · 1 config $0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand 48% cheaper on Google Cloud
Nvidia logo B200 3 configs $4.18 /GPU/hr Spot -- Google Cloud only
Nvidia logo RTX PRO 6000 16 configs $1.98 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) -- Google Cloud only
Nvidia logo L4 32 configs $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) -- Google Cloud only
Nvidia logo V100 36 configs $1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) -- Google Cloud only
Nvidia logo P100 36 configs $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot -- Google Cloud only
Nvidia logo L40S 4 configs -- $3.51 /GPU/hr On-demand Replicate only

Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Replicate bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.

Services

Managed services each provider offers.

Compliance

Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.

Framework Google Cloud Replicate
SOC 2 Type II --
ISO 27001 Yes --
HIPAA Yes --
GDPR Yes --
PCI DSS Yes --
FedRAMP High --

Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.

Company details

Fact Google Cloud Replicate
Founded 2008 2019
Headquarters USA USA
Locations 40 --
Example customers Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group BuzzFeed, Labelbox, PhotoAI, Character.ai, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro
Website cloud.google.com replicate.com

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Replicate on Sept. 30, 2026.