CoreWeave vs Google Cloud
CoreWeave comes out ahead of Google Cloud on 6 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
CoreWeave takes it, 6–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, CoreWeave takes 6 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose CoreWeave if…
- • You want CoreWeave's edge on the cheapest h100 and the cheapest a100
Choose Google Cloud if…
- • You have a reason to pick Google Cloud that is not on this list
Round by round
- Round 1The cheapest H100CoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
$6.16
per GPU, worked out from $49.24 an hour for an HGX H100 with eight GPUs
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Google Cloud5/10$11.06
worked out from $88.49 an hour for an a3-highgpu-8g with eight H100s
- $11.06, against $6.16
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2The cheapest A100CoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
$2.70
per GPU, worked out from $21.60 an hour for an eight-A100 instance
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Google Cloud5/10$3.67
worked out from $29.38708 an hour for an a2-highgpu-8g with eight A100s
- $3.67, against $2.70
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What it costs to get your data outCoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
Free
data transfer between CoreWeave and the internet is listed as free
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Google Cloud5/10$0.12 per GiB to start
premium-tier internet egress to North America after the first GiB
- $0.12 per GiB to start, against Free
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many places it runsCoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
51 data centers
operated across North America and Europe, counted as data centers rather than regions
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Google Cloud5/1043 regions
global regions
- 43 regions, against 51 data centers
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What storage costs per monthCoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
$0.07/GB-mo (file storage)
on-demand GPU instances, North America
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Google Cloud5/10$0.10/GiB-mo (balanced PD)
Compute Engine on-demand (US); Cloud Run for serverless
- $0.10/GiB-mo (balanced PD), against $0.07/GB-mo (file storage)
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much you save by committingCoreWeave winsGoogle Cloud5/10
Up to 55% off
Compute Engine on-demand (US); Cloud Run for serverless
- Up to 55% off, against Up to 60% off
Source: cloud.google.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- per GPU, worked out from $21.60 an hour for an eight-A100 instance
- on-demand GPU instances, North America
- $6.16, against $1.99
- $2.70, against $1.19
- $6.31, against $3.59
- $8.60, against $5.98
- $11.06, against $1.99
- $3.67, against $1.19
- $0.12 per GiB to start, against No egress fees
- 1.4 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5