Hetzner is a German hosting institution renowned for delivering the best price-to-performance ratio in Europe - cloud servers from €4/mo, bare-metal from €52/mo, and block storage at €0.04/GB. With data centers in Germany, Finland, and the US, a generous free tier, and ultra-low €0.0012/GB egress, it is the value benchmark for VPS and dedicated hosting.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform combines world-class data analytics, AI infrastructure (TPUs, Vertex AI), and the original managed Kubernetes. Its global fiber backbone and Preemptible VMs offer compelling price-performance for data-heavy and containerized workloads.
Categories:
Block storage
CDN
Managed databases
Egress
GPU cloud
Kubernetes
LLM inference
Object storage
Serverless CPU / functions
- Free tier
- Yes
- Free credits
- -
- Card required
- Yes
- API
- Yes
- CLI
- Yes
- Terraform
- Yes
- SLA uptime
- -
Block storage
Compare all →From $0.170
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Persistent Disk SSD | ssd |
$0.170
/GB-mo
Verified
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CDN
Compare all →From $0.080
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Cloud CDN | $0.080 |
$0.080
/GB
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Managed databases
Compare all →From $168.00
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Cloud SQL PostgreSQL | postgres |
$168.00
/mo
HA $302.40/mo
Verified
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Egress
Compare all →From $0.085
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Network egress to internet | $0.085 |
$0.085
/GB
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GPU cloud
Compare all →From $0.350
4 results
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A3 (8x H100) | 8 | 640 GB | 208 | 1,872 GB |
$3.25
/GPU-hr
Verified
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G2 (1x L4) | 1 | 24 GB | 4 | 16 GB |
$0.700
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.280/hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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N1 + T4 | 1 | 16 GB | 4 | 15 GB |
$0.350
/GPU-hr
Spot $0.122/hr
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
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N1 + V100 | 1 | 16 GB | 8 | 30 GB |
$2.48
/GPU-hr
Verified
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2 countries | Visit → |
Kubernetes
Compare all →From $73.00
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GKE Standard | $73.00 | $0.095 | $17.30 |
$73.00
/mo
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
LLM inference
Compare all →From $2.50
8 results
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Gemini 2.5 Flash | $2.50 | $0.300 | 1000K |
$2.50
/M tokens
Input $0.300/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Gemini 2.5 Pro | $10.00 | $1.25 | 2000K |
$10.00
/M tokens
Input $1.25/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Claude Haiku 4.5 | $5.00 | $1.00 | 200K |
$5.00
/M tokens
Input $1.00/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Claude Opus 4.1 | $75.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
$75.00
/M tokens
Input $15.00/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $15.00 | $3.00 | 200K |
$15.00
/M tokens
Input $3.00/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Gemini 2.5 Flash | $2.50 | $0.300 | 1000K |
$2.50
/M tokens
Input $0.300/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Gemini 2.5 Pro | $10.00 | $1.25 | 2000K |
$10.00
/M tokens
Input $1.25/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
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Vertex Llama 3.1 405B | $3.00 | $3.00 | 128K |
$3.00
/M tokens
Input $3.00/1M tokens
Verified
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Global | Visit → |
Object storage
Compare all →From $0.020
1 result
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Cloud Storage Standard | $0.080 | Yes |
$0.020
/GB-mo
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
Serverless CPU / functions
Compare all →From $0.400
1 result
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Cloud Functions (2nd gen) | $2.50 |
$0.400
/1M req
Verified
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3 countries | Visit → |
Datacenter countries (3)
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Anthropic's API delivers the Claude model family - Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku - known for thoughtful reasoning, strong coding ability, and industry-leading safety alignment. With a 200K context window and a reputation for nuanced, instruction-following output, Claude is the preferred model for complex analytical and creative tasks.
Cloudflare operates the world's largest edge network spanning 330+ cities with a famously generous free CDN tier that includes unmetered DDoS protection, a global anycast network, and the Workers serverless platform. With R2 object storage, AI inference, and a complete application-services portfolio, it has evolved from a CDN into the internet's front door.
OpenAI's API is the gold standard for frontier LLM access, serving the flagship GPT-5 family alongside the cost-efficient GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 nano tiers. With 400K+ context windows, function calling, structured outputs, and a massive developer ecosystem, it powers the majority of production AI applications worldwide.
Backblaze B2 is the value leader in S3-compatible cloud storage at $0.006/GB-month - roughly one-quarter the cost of AWS S3 Standard - with free egress to Cloudflare, Fastly, and other CDN partners. Founded on a mission of affordable, transparent storage, it is the default choice for backups, media archives, and cost-conscious object storage workloads.
Frequently asked questions
What does Google Cloud offer?
Google Cloud publishes pricing across 9 product categories we track, listed by category below with per-unit pricing, specs, and region coverage.
How much does Google Cloud cost?
Each category section below shows Google Cloud's starting price and the full plan lineup. Prices are in USD and link straight to the provider.
Does Google Cloud have a free tier?
The facts panel shows whether Google Cloud offers a free tier, free credits, and whether a credit card is required to sign up.
Where are Google Cloud's datacenters?
The datacenter countries section lists every country where Google Cloud operates capacity that we have recorded, so you can pick a region near your users.
Is Google Cloud cheaper than the major clouds?
It depends on the product. Use the comparison links below to put Google Cloud head to head with rivals and see where it wins on price and where it does not.
How do I sign up for Google Cloud?
Use the visit button to go straight to Google Cloud. The facts panel notes whether a credit card or KYC is required and whether provisioning is instant.