Google Cloud vs Hikube
As of , Hikube lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) vs Hikube $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $5.11 (55%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Hikube | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.20 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $5.11 (55%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.51 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.42 (36%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA L4 median $0.80 · 23 providers · lowest Hikube $0.28 GPU only | $0.56 us-east4 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.28 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.28 (50%) | Hikube |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.27 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.40 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and Hikube, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) vs Hikube $4.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $5.11 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) vs Hikube $2.51 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.42 (36%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L4: Google Cloud $0.56 (us-east4) vs Hikube $0.28 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $0.28 (50%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
Data updated: