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 The Cloud Minders

  • AI/ML infrastructure tailored to your needs
  • Offers the latest Nvidia GPUs such as the H200
  • SOC 1 Type 2 data centers

Price comparison

How do Google Cloud's prices compare against The Cloud Minders?

Example configuration Google Cloud The Cloud Minders
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 $10.00 / mo 1 TB
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) Free and unlimited

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

The Cloud Minders GPUs

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
B200 1x B200 180GB -- -- On Request Source
H200 SXM 8x H200 1128GB 384 2048GB On Request Source
H100 SXM 1x H100 80GB 24 256GB On Request Source
H100 NVL 1x H100 94GB 32 192GB On Request Source
H100 PCIe 1x H100 80GB 32 192GB On Request Source
A5000 1x A5000 24GB 5 64GB On Request Source
A4000 Ada 1x A4000 20GB 5 64GB On Request Source
A4000 1x A4000 16GB 5 32GB On Request Source
V100 1x V100 16GB 6 32GB On Request 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 The Cloud Minders offer:

Service Google Cloud The Cloud Minders
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
The Cloud Minders
Website thecloudminders.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2021
Data Center Locations 1
Example Customers --

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on May 19, 2025, and for The Cloud Minders on May 19, 2025.