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Nexpod vs Google Cloud for GPU work.

Google Cloud is a full platform for data, apps and AI. Nexpod rents whole 8-GPU servers by the second, paid in euros.Google Cloud is a full platform for data, apps and AI services. Nexpod is a GPU cloud with a single focus: whole 8-GPU servers you rent by the second and pay for in euros.
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B200 · €5.00 /GPU·hrcapacity shown liveready in 47 s

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Teams running GPU work on Nexpod

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Before you choose

Check the path to capacity first.

On a general-purpose cloud, the hard part is often the right machines in the right place at the right time. Start here.For GPU work on a general-purpose cloud, the hard part is often getting the right machines in the right place at the right time. Start your evaluation with this worksheet.

Evaluation worksheet

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  • zone azone bzone cB200??H200??H100??

    Region and zone

    Confirm which GPU families exist in the zones close to your data and your users.

  • Capacity request
    sent? days approved
    launch date depends on it

    Lead time

    Ask how long a quota increase or a capacity request takes for your project.

  • job+ line
    network+ line
    storage+ line
    identity+ line
    GPUrate

    Platform layers

    List the services a job touches on its way to a GPU, and what each one adds to the bill.

  • Commitment
    none1 yr3 yr
    needs change mid-term?

    Commitments

    Read how discounts tie to term length, and what happens when your needs change.

Before you choose

Check the path to capacity first.

On a general-purpose cloud, the hard part is often the right machines in the right place at the right time. Start here.For GPU work on a general-purpose cloud, the hard part is often getting the right machines in the right place at the right time. Start your evaluation with this worksheet.

Evaluation worksheet0 / 6
  • 01GPU family listed for your zone
  • 02Quota request sent and approved
  • 03Services a job touches, listed
  • 04Network and storage costs modelled
  • 05Billing account and currency set
  • 06A commitment length you can live with
zone azone bzone cB200??H200??H100??

Region and zone

Confirm which GPU families exist in the zones close to your data and your users.

Worksheet 01
Capacity request
sent? days approved
launch date depends on it

Lead time

Ask how long a quota increase or a capacity request takes for your project.

Worksheet 02
job+ line
network+ line
storage+ line
identity+ line
GPUrate

Platform layers

List the services a job touches on its way to a GPU, and what each one adds to the bill.

Worksheet 03 · 04
Commitment
none1 yr3 yr
needs change mid-term?

Commitments

Read how discounts tie to term length, and what happens when your needs change.

Worksheet 05 · 06

Why Nexpod

One focus: GPU compute.

No platform to adopt first. Rent a server and SSH in, deploy an endpoint, or join nodes into a cluster.No platform to adopt first. Rent a server and SSH in, deploy an endpoint from a template, or join nodes into a cluster, all on B300, B200, H200 and H100.

Pricing

One rate per GPU family.

Four families, one on-demand rate each, metered per second. Reserve for 12 months and the rate drops by a euro.Four families, one on-demand rate each, metered per second. Reserve for 12 months and the rate drops by a euro per GPU-hour, still invoiced in euros.

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Nexpod
Google Cloud
B300
288 GB HBM3e
€6.00/GPU·hr
€48.00/server·hr
B200
180 GB HBM3e
€5.00/GPU·hr
€40.00/server·hr
H200
141 GB HBM3e
€4.00/GPU·hr
€32.00/server·hr
H100
80 GB HBM3
€3.00/GPU·hr
€24.00/server·hr

Rates differ by region, instance size and term, so there is no single number to put here.

→ check Google Cloud's own price list for your region

Google Cloud rates differ by region, instance size and term. Check Google Cloud's own price list for your region.

Indicative. Nexpod on-demand rates, excl. VAT, metered per second.All pricing
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Placeholder quote. A customer who moved GPU work from Google Cloud describes, in two plain sentences, what changed on the invoice and in the day-to-day.

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Cloud Server · 8× H100
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Serverless · B200
86,400 GPU-seconds
€120.00
Egress from network storage
3.2 TB out
€0.00
VATreverse charge
Total due€1,108.85

Comparison

Google Cloud and Nexpod, line by line.

Our answer on the left. On the right, what to look up for your Google Cloud project.Our answer on the left. On the right, what to look up for your Google Cloud project: machine types, zones and billing decide the real picture.

Nexpod? check on Google Cloud
What you rent
Whole 8-GPU server
?Which machine types attach eight GPUs?
GPU families
B300 · B200 · H200 · H100
?Which families are offered in your zone?
Billing granularity
Per second
?How is GPU time metered on your machine type?
Invoice currency
EUR
?Which currency is your billing account set to?
Egress from network storage
None
?What does network egress cost from your region?
Serverless GPU endpoints
?Which product serves GPU models as endpoints?
Multi-node clusters
?How do multi-node jobs connect between machines?
Root over SSH on the node
?How much of the host do you control?
Rate shown before you deploy
?Does the calculator estimate match the final bill?
Qualitative. Cloud offerings change often; answer these with Google Cloud's current documentation and pricing for your region.

Workload fit

Match each workload to a cloud.

You do not have to move everything. Put the GPU-heavy jobs where they run best and leave the rest alone.

Nexpod fits when

  • You want a dedicated node instead of a share of a host.
  • Your jobs start and stop often, so per-second billing matters.
  • Your finance team wants one invoice, in euros.
  • You would rather skip platform setup and SSH straight in.

Google Cloud may fit better when

  • Your pipelines sit next to data warehouses you already run on Google Cloud.
  • Your team relies on managed data or ML services from the same provider.
  • You hold committed spend there that you plan to use.

Talk to an engineer

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Map your setup in 15 minutes.

Tell us which GPU machines and regions you use today. You leave with matching Nexpod servers and a quote in euros.Tell us which GPU machines and regions you use today. You leave the call with a matching list of Nexpod servers and a quote in euros.

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Try it on one workload

Run one job on Nexpod. Then decide.

Rent a single 8-GPU server for a day, run the job you know best, and compare speed and cost on your own terms.

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On-demand ratesEUR · excl. VAT
  • B300€6.00/GPU·hr
  • B200€5.00/GPU·hr
  • H200€4.00/GPU·hr
  • H100€3.00/GPU·hr