Google Cloud vs Lambda
As of , Lambda lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not compared today: 1 more shared GPU, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs Lambda $6.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $9.32 (58%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Lambda | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $6.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $9.32 (58%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $4.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.71 (58%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $2.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.94 (32%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.83 · 13 providers · lowest Verda $0.24 | $2.48 us-west4 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.69 (68%) | Lambda |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lambda: unconfirmed
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Lambda |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $1.06 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.29 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud and Lambda, 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 B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs Lambda $6.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $9.32 (58%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs Lambda $4.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $5.71 (58%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Google Cloud $2.93 (us-central1) vs Lambda $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $0.94 (32%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Google Cloud $2.48 (us-west4) vs Lambda $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.69 (68%) 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: